Burnt Oak Shadows

One glass down, and the rain starts talking I hear my old

name in the pour

Bartender knows I don't come here for dancing

I come for the burn and the truth

The jukebox is tired,

the corner is empty

And every old story turns loose

I raise up the glass like a question

It answers the way you used to

I said I was over the leaving

I said I was steady and fine

But the bottle keeps asking me plainly

Why I still save you a line Whiskey drink,

don't make me braver

Whiskey drink,

don't make me right

You only draw her name on the table

And leave me walking home tonight

Whiskey drink, old friend and liar

Burning low but talking high

I paid for my sins in small denominations

Quarters and pride on the bar

Her picture still rides in the back of my wallet Like a

match waiting out in the dark

I know that the glass is a mirror

And I know whose face breaks apart

Whiskey drink, don't make me braver

Whiskey drink, don't make me right

You only draw her name on the table

And leave me walking home tonight

Whiskey drink, old friend and liar Burning low but talking high If

mercy had a closing time

I'd still be late

again

But morning keeps a porch light on

For fools who learn to stand

Whiskey drink,

don't make me braver

Whiskey drink, don't make me right

You only draw her name on the table

And leave me walking home tonight

Whiskey drink, old friend and liar

I set you down and choose the light

One glass left, but I don't need saving

I leave my old hurt at the door