Salt and Whiskey

I poured your cup And set your place. Still talk to air Like it’s your face. Rain on the sill Keeps saying stay, But every drop Just fades away. I hold my breath Between these words, like maybe you’ll be the one Who answers first. When I talk to you like this, Are you listening at all? Do you hear my crooked prayer, Or just let it fall? Just let it fall. She was all I ever had, and I Let her slip right through. I’m begging you to give her back, But I know that’s not what you do. That’s not what you do. I wear this ring On empty hands. I broke our vows On borrowed plans. Her suitcase door Still hits my head Every time I make the bed. If mercy’s real, It must sound rough,’cause I’m right here and I am not enough. And I am not enough. When I talk to you like this, Are you listening at all? Do you hear my crooked prayer, Or Just let it fall? She was all I ever had, And I let her slip right through. I’m begging you to give her back, But I know that’s not what you do. That’s not. Have you ever loved a fool? I’m the proof of how it ends. Oh Lord, Taught me how to lose myself Just to learn I lost my friend. So take my nights, take my sleep. Leave me this One promise I can keep. When I talk to you like this, Do you feel it in my bones? Do you taste the salt and whiskey In every word I groan? In every word groan. She was all I ever had. She Was all had. And I tore that truth in two. And I tore that truth in two. If you can’t bring her back to me, If You can’t bring her back to me, Then teach me how to live here Without her and Still believe in you. And still believe in Mmm. I poured her cup, Then turned to speak. Hello, my love, To an empty seat.