[Verse]
The dust kicked up when I rolled down the drive,
Bag on my shoulder, glad to be alive.
Served my time for my shine on Old Glory's face,
But I walked in to find she’d let me be replaced.
[Chorus]
She said it ain’t like that, but the whiskey told the truth,
I saw his boots right there, and her eyes wouldn’t soothe.
My heart broke like glass, cut deep, bled thin,
Now I’m back from the war, but I’m home, alone again.
[Verse]
The truck door slammed loud as I took to the road,
Each mile marking pain, each moment I slowed.
That shotgun my only companion in the seat,
The silence crushing, making my defeat.
[Chorus]
She said it ain’t like that, but the whiskey told the truth,
I saw his boots right there, and her eyes wouldn’t soothe.
My heart broke like glass, cut deep, bled thin,
Now I’m back from the war, but I’m home, alone again.
[Bridge]
These broken vows weigh heavy on this life I led,
A thousand nights at battle for nothing but regret.
I stared at that rearview, saw the man I couldn't save,
And I knew my war wasn’t over—just a different grave.
[Verse]
The trees lined up like soldiers, shadows carved in rust,
I pulled off the road, sank down in the dust.
With that cold barrel near, I whispered a prayer,
For a love betrayed, and a life too hard to bare.