still drunk

Butch Walker

It s my way or the subway, the taxi driver said
But I had a king s hangover the size of an elephant s head
So you can either spend your 30 bucks
Or be here left for dead
The light turned red

I hadn t seen her face since the Internet became a thing
I used to write her dirty letters
Sometimes she d write back to me
We had sex on a brick wall of the public library
For all to see in 93

And I m not still drunk
I can say it with a straight face
That I still find love
On a TV in a dark place
And I know it ll come
That feeling back to me
But until it does forgetting you is only a memory

Well she s drinking less and smoking more
Looks good for her age
I can tell there s been some sad times
From the hard lines on her face
And just the way she said I ll get the check
I could tell she wasn t used to that

And I m not still drunk
I can say it with a straight face
That I still find love
In a black room with a briefcase
And I know it ll come
That feeling back to me
But until it does forgetting you is only a memory

And I fall victim to these serpentines
Their writhing bodies break my knees
I let them do just what they please
With me, it s hard to fight
But I swear upon my daddy s grave
I can get it right

I still drive up and down the coast and people watch
Every now and again
See the backs of couple s heads as they face the water
For the love they just fell in
Or the love one just fell out of
Brother I know where you ve been
Where have I been?

Cuz I m still drunk
But I can say it with a straight face
That I still find love
Even with these lines on my face
And I know it ll come
That feeling back to me
But until it does forgetting you is only a memory
Only a memory
Only a memory