Crying Drunk Talks

[Verse 1]
Half-warm whiskey
Half-burnt smoke
Half of a man
Who can’t take a joke
I see your shadow
On that bedroom wall
I was tearing myself down
Till I tore it all
[Chorus]
Crying drunk talks
Slurring all my sins
Blaming the past
For the mess I’m in
Saying I’m sorry
To an empty room
I wasn’t happy with who I am
Now I’m lonely with the truth
[Verse 2]
Friends all tell me
"Man, you’ll be fine"
They don’t see the wreck
On the inside
Guilt in the mirror
Eyes red, small
I keep dialing your number
Then I never call
[Chorus]
Crying drunk talks
Slurring all my sins
Blaming the past
For the mess I’m in
Saying I’m sorry
To an empty room
I wasn’t happy with who I am
Now I’m lonely with the truth
[Bridge]
Empty bed
Cold side, cold sheets
I lost you
Trying to lose me
Wish I could go back
To that last night with you
Say "I’ll learn to love myself
If you can teach me how too" (oh)
[Chorus]
Crying drunk talks
Ain’t fixing what’s gone
I’m learning to stand
Where I once leaned on
I’ll whisper "I’m sorry"
To the man I outgrew
I wasn’t happy with who I am
But I’m trying to be someone true
[Outro]
Just a long road home
And a slow sad song
Moving on, falling down
Moving on, holding strong

country, Dusty country blues ballad with male vocals, slow shuffle groove on brushed kit and upright bass. Fingerpicked acoustic and weeping slide guitar carry the verses; chorus blooms with warm organ pad and close harmony stacks. Vocal sits raw and cracked up front, subtle room reverb, final chorus strips back to just voice and guitar for a fragile, confessional close., country blues, happy, sad