Bad-Hearted Women & Whiskey

[Verse 1]
She walked in
Lipstick crooked
Halo gone
Said
"Baby
Pour me something strong"
I should've run
But I held on
Cheap perfume
And trouble in her grin
She stole my breath
My faith
My rent
And left me talking to my gin
[Chorus]
Bad-hearted women and whiskey
Always burn me the same
One kiss on my mouth
One match to the past
Then they walk out through the flame
Yeah
I'm begging this bottle
"Come fix me"
But it cuts deeper than them
Bad-hearted women and whiskey
Gonna be the death of me again
[Verse 2]
Cards on the floor
Her boots on my old coat
She laughed while she was packin' up
Said
"Honey
Keep the ring and choke"
Now it's just me
And this cracked barstool at two
Every shot's a little photograph
Of every lie I swore was true
[Chorus]
Bad-hearted women and whiskey
Always burn me the same
One kiss on my mouth
One match to the past
Then they walk out through the flame
Yeah
I'm begging this bottle
"Come fix me"
But it cuts deeper than them
Bad-hearted women and whiskey
Gonna be the death of me again
[Bridge]
I swear each time
"Last time"
Then I hear that velvet laugh
Next thing
I'm sellin' off my soul
For a dance and a dirty glass
[Chorus]
Bad-hearted women and whiskey
Always burn me the same
One kiss on my mouth
One match to the past
Then they walk out through the flame
Yeah
I'm begging this bottle
"Come fix me"
But it cuts deeper than them
Bad-hearted women and whiskey
Gonna be the death of me again (oh, again)

rock, Smoky blues-rock ballad with male vocals, slow 6/8 groove. Dirty tube guitar and moaning slide over a loping bass, brushes on snare. Verses stay low and gritty; chorus opens with bigger drums and stacked raspy harmonies. Middle section adds a bending guitar lead answering the vocal. Vintage plate reverb on voice, barroom piano sneaks in on the last chorus for extra ache., blues, ballad