Love, Hate & Whiskey

Love, Hate & Whiskey

(Intro – Slow Pour Groove)

Mmm, let me tell you somethin'

Ain't nothin' colder than love turned bitter

Ain't nothin' stronger than whiskey in the glass

And when you put ‘em both together

You find out what a broken heart really feels like

(Verse 1)

I gave you my nights, I gave you my days

Poured out my soul in a thousand ways

You said forever, but forever ran out

Now I'm sittin' here wonderin' what that's all about

I watch that bottle, how it stares back at me

Every swallow feels like old memories

Love was a gamble, and I bet too much

Now hate lingers heavy where there once was touch

(Chorus)

Love, hate, and whiskey — that's my song

Tryna make it right where it all went wrong

The fire burns slow, but the pain runs deep

I'm drownin' in a river I can't seem to keep

Love, hate, and whiskey — what a fight

Got me talkin' to the darkness all night

If you ever wonder what truth feels like

It's the burn in your chest when the heart ain't right

(Verse 2)

I saw you smilin', dancin' in another man's eyes

While I was steady breakin' under all your lies

A good woman's love can heal a man's pain

But a cold woman's game leave you half insane

So I mix my sorrow with a splash of brown

That amber comfort when the sun go down

Ain't no preacher here, just a neon light

And a soul too tired to put up a fight

(Bridge – Spoken Soul)

See, whiskey don't judge me it don't talk back

It don't tell me I'm wrong, don't remind me what I lack

It just sit there, patient, waitin' on me

Like an old friend sayin', "Brother, let it be."

But love? Love got claws, and hate got chains

They both pull hard on a broken man's brain

One minute I forgive you, next minute I curse your name

Guess that's the price when you play love's game

(Chorus)

Love, hate, and whiskey — that's my song

Tryna make it right where it all went wrong

The fire burns slow, but the pain runs deep

I'm drownin' in a river I can't seem to keep

Love, hate, and whiskey — what a fight

Got me talkin' to the darkness all night

If you ever wonder what truth feels like

It's the burn in your chest when the heart ain't right

(Verse 3)

They say a man ain't supposed to cry

But these tears mix easy with the rye

Every memory, every kiss, every fight

Come back stronger in the dead of night

And I wonder if you think of me still

Or if your new man give you that same old thrill

But I ain't callin', nah, I'm too much a man

I just raise my glass and try to understand

(Breakdown – Call & Response with Choir)

(Choir hums low, soulful harmonies)

Won't somebody tell me why love cut so deep?

Why the promises we make, we can't seem to keep?

Whiskey don't lie, it just tell you the truth

And the truth is I wasted my best years on you

(Chorus – Full Harmony)

Love, hate, and whiskey — that's my song

Tryna make it right where it all went wrong

The fire burns slow, but the pain runs deep

I'm drownin' in a river I can't seem to keep

Love, hate, and whiskey — what a fight

Got me talkin' to the darkness all night

If you ever wonder what truth feels like

It's the burn in your chest when the heart ain't right

(Outro – Soulful Fade)

Mmm, so I'll pour another round

Let the jukebox spin that sound

Love took me high, hate dragged me low

Whiskey's the only one that still help me grow

So if you see me sittin' quiet with a glass in my hand

Don't judge me, brother, just try to understand

It ain't weakness, it's survival, it's how I get through

This love—hate battle that started with you

Yeah love, hate, and whiskey