I’m remembering I promised to forget you now
But it’s raining and I’m calling drunk
And my medicine is drowning your perspective out
So I ain’t taking any fault
Am I honest still? Am I half the man I used to be?
I doubt it, forget about it, whatever
It’s all the same anyways
I ain’t proud of all the punches that I’ve thrown
In the name of someone I no longer know
For the shame of being young, drunk, and alone
Traffic lights and a transmitter radio
I don’t like that when they threw me in the car
I gave your name as my emergency phone call
Honey it rang and rang even the cops thought you were wrong
for hanging up
I dial drunk, I’ll die a drunk, I’d die for you
I’m untethering from the parts of me you’d recognize
From charming, to alarming in seconds
I’ll be bedridden, and I’ll let the pain metastasize
But that’s morning, I’ll forget it
And the dial tone is all I have
I ain’t proud of all the punches that I’ve thrown
In the name of someone I no longer know
For the shame of being young, drunk, and alone
Traffic lights and a transmitter radio
I don’t like that when they threw me in the car
I gave your name as my emergency phone call
Honey it rang and rang even the cops thought you were wrong
for hanging up
I dial drunk, I’ll die a drunk, I’d die for you
I’d die for you
I beg you sir just let me call
I’ll give you my blood alcohol
I’ll rot with all the burnouts in the cell
I’ll change my faith I’ll praise the flag
Let’s wait I swear she’ll call me back
“Son, are you a danger to yourself?”
Fuck that sir just let me call
I’ll give you my blood alcohol
I’ll rot with all the burnouts in the cell
I’ll change my faith I’ll kiss the badge
Let’s wait I swear she’ll call me back
“Son, why do you do this to yourself?”
And I said
I ain’t proud of all the punches that I’ve thrown
In the name of someone I no longer know
For the shame of being young, drunk, and alone
Traffic lights and a transmitter radio
I don’t like that when they threw me in the car
I gave your name as my emergency phone call
Honey it rang and rang even the cops thought you were wrong
for hanging up
I dial drunk, I’ll die a drunk, I’d die for you
