WHISKEY KNOWS MY REAL NAME

The mirror tells me I’m alright Says I look fine in this light But mirrors learned to lie real good Since I stopped asking if I should

I shake a hand, I play my role Keep my jacket over my soul But when the door clicks, lights go low There’s only one thing left that knows

People hear what I let them hear The bottle hears it all, my friend

Whiskey knows my real name Knows where I’ve been, where I stayed It don’t judge, don’t explain Just burns slow through all my shame

Whiskey knows my real face When the mask falls outta place Yeah the world calls me “okay” But whiskey knows my real name

I talk tough when the crowd’s around Say I’m done with that old town Say I moved on, say I’m clean Say the past don’t talk to me

But that glass don’t buy the act It pours truth right through the cracks Every scar I never claimed Every prayer I never said

Some truths won’t come out loud They only rise when it’s quiet

Whiskey knows my real name Knows the nights I couldn’t stay sane Knows the words I couldn’t say When pride told me “walk away”

Whiskey knows my real face Knows the man behind the frame You can fool the world all day But whiskey knows my real name

I don’t drink to forget the past I drink to let it speak at last Just long enough to breathe it out Then put the armor back on loud

Whiskey knows my real name Not the one they carved in praise The one I buried deep inside When I learned how men survive

Whiskey knows my real face When the lights all fade away If the truth ever calls my name It sounds like fire in a glass — And pain

Tomorrow I’ll stand tall again… But tonight — I let the truth sit with me.

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