Cherry Wine & Cigarettes

Verse 1

You found me in a summer dress

Spinning like a silhouette

Golden hour on your lips

Saying things you won’t admit

Your hands were soft, your words were cruel

You made me feel like something new

Like I was more than just a phase

Then disappeared for days and days

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Pre-Chorus

You say I’m your favorite mistake

But you don’t know the mess you make

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Chorus

Cherry wine and cigarettes

Loving you’s a silhouette

Fading in and out of view

Like a dream I can’t get through

You pull me close, then let me fall

Say you don’t need me at all

But I’m still yours in every way

Even when you walk away

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Verse 2

Red nails tapping on your glass

You say, “baby, this won’t last”

But you kiss me like it might

Like we’re endless for a night

Hotel rooms and neon signs

Your heart racing next to mine

But you never let me stay

When the morning hits your face

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Pre-Chorus

I trace your name in empty space

You’re gone without a single trace

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Chorus

Cherry wine and cigarettes

Loving you’s a silhouette

Fading in and out of view

Like a dream I can’t get through

You pull me close, then let me fall

Say you don’t need me at all

But I’m still yours in every way

Even when you walk away

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Bridge (soft, hypnotic)

I’d burn for you in California heat

Lose myself in every word you speak

You love me best when I’m undone

When I’m chasing, when I run

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Final Chorus (dreamy but tragic)

Cherry wine and cigarettes

I’d do it all again, I bet

Even knowing how it ends

Loving you’s my favorite sin

You never stay, you never fight

Just kiss me once and say goodnight

And I’ll be yours in every way

Even when you fade to gray