Sober Ain’t Easy

[Verse 1]
Ashtray empty on the nightstand
Got a ghost in every crack of these hands
Every scar got a story I remember too well
Used to drown the hurt in a cheap motel
Phone keeps buzzing with the wrong damn names
Old temptations playing old mind games
But I ain’t taking that midnight ride
I’m buckled in on the sober side
[Chorus]
Sober ain’t easy
But I’m staying anyway
Got this fire in my chest
Burning through the darkest days
Yeah, the shakes and the heartbreak
Try to drag me back again
But I’ll ride out every wave
’Cause I know better days are coming in
[Verse 2]
I still taste the poison when the rain comes down
Hear that whisper every time I drive past town
Little baggie promise, “Girl, you’ll feel alright”
But I’ve buried too many pieces of my life
[low vocal register] Mama praying in a kitchen chair
Daddy saying “Baby, you were never there”
Now I’m front row for my own comeback
Hands on the wheel, I ain’t looking back
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals] One breath, two breath, count it out slow
Every bone hurting but I won’t let go
Hands still shaking while I make this stand
Draw a line in the dirt, pen it deep in the land
[spoken] Yeah, I’m tired of the running, of the crash, of the shame
Got a whole lot of hurt, but I’m done with the chains
I’ll take every raw nerve over being that numb
’Cause a clearer sky’s rising with the morning sun
[Chorus]

rap, Hybrid outlaw-country pop-rap over a dark, steady trap groove; deep sub bass and roomy kick, twangy slide guitar licks answering vocal phrases. Verses half-rapped, half-sung with attitude; hook explodes into big melodic chant with stacked female harmonies and crowd-style shouts. Sparse piano in the bridge, then full beat and guitars slam back in for the final chorus. Female vocals, gritty yet vulnerable., outlaw country, female vocals, beats, pop, deep