You Ain't In This Glass

I used to chase your shadow in a neon haze

Prayin' for your face at the end of the haze

But the more I drank, the more I knew

That whiskey don't bring back the likes of you

Now I raise a toast, not to the past

But to leavin' behind what never could last

You ain't in this glass, not anymore

Ain't no memory hidin' in the liquor store

I ain't lookin' for you at the bottom of a pour

Don't miss your kiss or your slamming door

I'll drink to the hurt, but I ain't lookin' back

'Cause you ain't in this glass

There was a time when every shot was hope

Now it's just burnin' through the bitter I wrote

I don't drown for you, I just sip and breathe

You're a name in a story I don't need to read

So here's to movin' on, one round at a time

Not for you-just for peace of mind

You ain't in this glass, not anymore

Ain't no memory hidin' in the liquor store

I ain't lookin' for you at the bottom of a pour

Don't miss your kiss or your slamming door

I'll drink to the hurt, but I ain't lookin' back

'Cause you ain't in this glass

Funny how clear things get in a blur

I ain't drinkin' for you-I'm drinkin' past her

You ain't in this glass, and that's just fine

I'm raisin' it now to a better time

I ain't searchin' for what we never had

I'm done with the fiction, done feelin' bad

Yeah, I'll drink to me, not to what we lacked

'Cause you ain't in this glass

Just a quiet bar, one honest man

Knowin' you're gone-and damn, that's the plan