Whiskey Town

Take my dreams, watch them burn
leave these streets, no return
no belief in myself
find relief up on the shelf

Steppin’ out on the railroad tracks
far away from here never going back
where you can hide from the light of day somehow
run away and never be found
on a ship of fools where so many men have drowned
in Whiskey Town

Belly up, stumble, fall
wake up late or not at all
watch old friends driftin’ past
best friend's now inside this glass

Steppin’ out on the railroad tracks
far away from here never going back
where you can hide from the light of day somehow
run away and never be found
on a ship of fools where so many men have drowned
in Whiskey Town

And she says we can make it
‘cause she swears I’m worth saving-
but it’s useless paving over broken ground... in Whiskey Town

Empty streets, dust and tears
shattered dreams, wasted years
comes a point, alive or dead
but there’s a joint just up ahead

Steppin’ out on the railroad tracks
far away from here never looking back
where you can hide from the light of day somehow
run away and never be found
on a ship of fools where so many men have drowned
in Whiskey Town

© words and music by holden forrest 2020