[Verse 1]
You kick your boots off
Drop your keys on my kitchen table
Try to laugh it off
Say you’re fine, but you’re not able
Lipstick smudged
From the glass, not from his kisses
You call it “just one drink”
But I know what this is
[Chorus]
Sister, don’t let him break you
You’re better than the lies he tells
Every shot you take for him
Is just you going through his hell
I’m ready to swing, to raise some sin
For every tear he’s put you in
But you grab my hand, say “stand down, stand down”
While you drink that hurt back down
[Verse 2]
He’s out there smiling
Selling charm to any girl who’ll listen
You watch his wandering eyes
Like you’re waiting on a prison
You say, “He loves me
He just gets a little wild”
But I see you fold inside
Like a picture of a child
[Chorus]
Sister, don’t let him break you
You’re better than the lies he tells
Every shot you take for him
Is just you going through his hell
I’m ready to swing, to raise some sin
For every tear he’s put you in
But you grab my hand, say “stand down, stand down”
While you drink that hurt back down
[Bridge]
I’ve rehearsed the words
I’d throw in his face (yeah)
I’ve driven past that bar
Just to feel that rage
But you’re in my passenger seat
Saying, “Please, just drive me home”
“Let me fight my own fight
I just can’t be alone”
[Chorus]
Sister, don’t let him break you
You’re better than the lies he tells
Every shot you take for him
Is just you going through his hell
I’m ready to swing, to raise some sin
For every tear he’s put you in
But you lean on me, whisper, “Not right now”
As you drink that hurt back down
[Outro]
So I hold your hair
While you curse his name
You say, “Don’t touch him
I’ll take the blame”
You’re my blood, my world
I’ll be right here till you see
Sister, don’t let him break you
Like he’s trying to break me