Bourbon Bones

Her perfume lingers in the hall

I still hear laughter down the wall

The bass walks steady, slow and low

Like footsteps where I shouldn't go

Every sip cuts like a blade

Every note a deal I made

Grace don't come, it fades like smoke

Faith's a lie the whiskey spoke

Gravel and grace, side by side

One pulls me down, one lets me hide

Bourbon bones, they ache with sound

I find my soul where it ain't found

The night keeps time on my regret

The bass keeps playing like a threat

If love's a saint, then I'm her sin

I'd do it all again and again

Morning finds me on the floor

Same old blues, same open door

Gravel and grace, I can't replace

The bass still hums, I still chase