Lipstick on the Whiskey Glass

I walked into that barroom Wearing midnight red. Your promises were circling Like smoke around my head. You smiled like an angel With the devil close behind. But I've kissed enough trouble To know your kind. There's lipstick on the whiskey glass, A little proof that I was here. I drank away your memory, But I left behind the fear. You can keep your sweet excuses. You can keep your alibis. There's lipstick on the whiskey glass And freedom in my eyes. You used to call me darling When you wanted me to stay. And love me like a stranger At the breaking of the day. I kept your photograph Beside me like a flame. Tonight I struck a match And watched it lose your Name. There's lipstick on the whiskey glass, A little proof that I was here. I drank away your memory, But I left behind the fear. You can keep your sweet excuses. You can keep your alibis. There's lipstick on the whiskey glass and Freedom in my eyes. I may bend like a willow, But I won't break for you. Every scar upon my heart Is a door I walked through. The band was playing low When I stepped into the rain. Every drop that touched my skin Washed off a little pain. Your shadow called behind me, But I never turned around. These boots have finally learned a Leaving sound. There's lipstick on the whiskey glass Like a warning dressed in red. I buried all your promises And raised my glass instead. You can keep your lonely kingdom. I have finally claimed my life. There's lipstick on the whiskey glass, But no more tears tonight. No more tears tonight. Just these boots And the morning light.