Pillbox Blues

Woke up in the haze broken glass in my head

Blue bottles littered where last night bled

Fingers shake reach out for the same old sin

These pills pull me under drag me back again

Pill by pill ain't no mountain too steep

Hands quake heart breaks a promise I can't keep

Water down the fire let the numbness begin

Every day to survive just to die from within

Doctor's name in my phone like a reverent prayer

Another dose another lie another blank stare

Clock ticks like thunder the second hand screams

These hands in my pocket hide the shattered dreams

Pill by pill ain't no mountain too steep

Hands quake heart breaks a promise I can't keep

Water down the fire let the numbness begin

Every day to survive just to die from within

Ashtray thoughts the light burns dim

Chasing ghosts through the dark I'm caving in

Each pill I hold whispers your name

But this ain't life it's a long slow flame

Pill by pill ain't no mountain too steep

Hands quake heart breaks a promise I can't keep

Water down the fire let the numbness begin

Every day to survive just to die from within