The Bottle Drowns (Country Version)

When you’re in it, hard to find a minute
To realize the root of all the pain
You feel all alone, still not letting go
The thing that you know
Causes harm and disdain

A lyric, can bring a tear to an addict
Hiding in your shell
The whole world knows
You suffer inside and it shows
It’s eating you up and you’re not well

You fear the most, being a ghost
On this earth and from what you sow
Living proof of your role
Is a stain on your soul
The trail you follow leaves a shadow

On a bender, only cure is a Fender
Built from wood, inside the cavity
Put on paper, the words you feel
Held together from glue and guilt
The weight of booze true gravity

All you need, is those who believe
What they see is not forever
Just a mirage of who you are
Getting there can seem so far
But stay true and hold together

Live within limit, not by the minute
Failure is a means to eventual success
The bottle will drown
Everyone it has found
Life is short, but love is endless

When through, every strum feels new
Just like the ole garage band
Your songs of life are now free
From being a slave to misery
Your past buried deep in the sand

All you need, is those who believe
What they see is not forever
Just a mirage of who you are
Getting there can seem so far
But stay true and hold together

Live within limit, not by the minute
Failure is a means to eventual success
The bottle will drown
Everyone it has found
Life is short, but love is endless

When through, every strum feels new
Just like the ole garage band
Your songs of life are now free
From being a slave to misery
Your past buried deep in the sand