Her Name Still Burns

Her name still burns when the night gets cold Like a brand on my skin that won't let go

I tried to wash it out, I tried to hide

But it lives in the blood, I can't deny

Her name still burns like a southern flame

Every whisper cuts me the same

I can run, but I can't unlearn

The way her name still burns

Your name's in the mail on an old stained bill

I tore it in half, but it lingers still

It's carved on the desk where we used to write

A ghost and a grain that won't fade with time

I hear it whispered when the radio plays

Every sad song somehow finds your face

And I choke on the letters when I try to speak Cause the sound of it leaves me weak

Her name still burns when the night gets cold Like a brand on my skin that won't let go

I tried to wash it out, I tried to hide

But it lives in the blood, I can't deny

Her name still burns like a southern flame

Every whisper cuts me the same

I can run, but I can't unlearn

The way her name still burns

It's etched in the mirror with the steam run down Fog on the glass makes the letters drown

But I see it clear in the smoke I breathe

Every drag of a cigarette dispels your grief

The bartender calls out a tab, not mine

But the sound of it shakes me every time

It's on strangers' lips in a crowd too loud

And it follows me home like a storm blower

Her name still burns when the night gets cold Like a brand on my skin that won't let go

I tried to wash it out, I tried to hide

But it lives in the blood, I can't deny

Her name still burns like a southern flame

Every whisper cuts me the same

I can run, but I can't unlearn

The way her name still burns

It's a scar I trace in the dark alone

A wound that seems like it's carved in stone

I don't say it out loud, but it haunts me whole

Her name still burns my soul

Her name still burns when the night gets cold Like a brand on my skin that won't let go

I tried to wash it out, I tried to hide