Only Love You When I’m Drinking

[Verse 1]
You walked in, I felt nothin'
Just a hat, just boots, just jeans
Ordered up my usual trouble
Little lime, lotta gasoline
First one down, you got cuter
Second round, I liked your laugh
By the third, I'm fixin' futures
With your name on my front path
[Chorus]
I only love you when I'm drinkin' (hey!)
Shot by shot, my heart starts thinkin'
You go from "maybe" to "marry me"
Somewhere 'tween two and three
When this glass is empty, I remember
Why we crashed that last September
But the more this bottle keeps shrinkin'
The more I love you when I'm drinkin'
[Verse 2]
You were just my ex on Tuesday
By Thursday, barely crossed my mind
But it's Friday at the honky-tonk
And you're suddenly my favorite kind
Fourth round, I'm missin' your mama
Fifth round, I'm textin' your dad
By the sixth, I'm hummin' first-dance songs
Even the bartender looks sad
[Chorus]
I only love you when I'm drinkin' (oh yeah)
Shot by shot, my heart starts thinkin'
You go from "warning" to "one true fate"
Right around mistake number eight
When this glass is empty, I remember
How you set my truck on ember
But the more this bottle keeps shrinkin'
The more I love you when I'm drinkin'
[Bridge]
One more sip and I'll propose
Two more sips, I'm 'bout to toast
Three more sips, I can't take it
Somebody hide my phone and save me
[Chorus]
'Cause I only love you when I'm drinkin'
Shot by shot, my heart stops blinkin'
You go from "never" to "need you now"
'Til I'm kissin' your face through the crowd
When this glass is empty, I remember
You're a bad idea forever
But the more this bottle keeps shrinkin'
The more I love you when I'm drinkin'
Yeah, the more I love you when I'm drinkin'

country, Bright modern country with a barroom swing: brushed snare, walking bass, twangy telecaster riffs, and crowd “woah” gang vocals on the hook. Start playful and light, kick up the tempo on the chorus with stacked male harmonies and a stomping backbeat. Fiddle fills answer the vocal lines, and a brief half-time bridge lets the humor land before a big, shout-along final chorus.