Bright Eyes - Well Whiskey lyrics
[Bright Eyes - Well Whiskey lyrics]
I get my whiskey from a well
Except on holidays, then it's the top shelf
But tonight I don't mind if
I spend a little more
'Cause you are a tolerant woman and
The world is at war
I know you witnessed my decline
You used to push back the
Darkness like a floodlight
But tonight that is a secret like
The soul of a whore
That if you want to have fun
You'll just have to ignore
Now let my troubles solve themselves
I used to get involved but I'm just no help
But tonight let's pretend that we
Are just like we were
Let me stay until the morning I
Will sleep on the floor
And we can talk in circles, no dollar figures
Just what is owed or paid
And you can make predictions
I know you see the future and I agree
And we agree tonight's not happening
When I got dry as a desert I got mean
I was as lonely and empty as a canteen
With no anesthetic you are bound to be sore
But tonight I am drinking
All peaceful and warm
And just when I got fed up with that grey sky
The sun came out of nowhere like a bar fight
And it knocked out the wind and
It bruised me with light
And I felt grateful for living
Just like I feel tonight
But I know you feel safer in a group
Where you could be anyone or
They could be you
But tonight we'll take risks
That you can afford
You still have bars on your windows
And a hole in your door
So we can talk in circles
Around a dirty mirror
Night trickles down our throats
And we could make a timeline
To last our whole lives but we don't know -
But no one knows what's further up the road
Just wait and see, just wait and see
All in time, all in time
Except on holidays, then it's the top shelf
But tonight I don't mind if
I spend a little more
'Cause you are a tolerant woman and
The world is at war
I know you witnessed my decline
You used to push back the
Darkness like a floodlight
But tonight that is a secret like
The soul of a whore
That if you want to have fun
You'll just have to ignore
Now let my troubles solve themselves
I used to get involved but I'm just no help
But tonight let's pretend that we
Are just like we were
Let me stay until the morning I
Will sleep on the floor
And we can talk in circles, no dollar figures
Just what is owed or paid
And you can make predictions
I know you see the future and I agree
And we agree tonight's not happening
When I got dry as a desert I got mean
I was as lonely and empty as a canteen
With no anesthetic you are bound to be sore
But tonight I am drinking
All peaceful and warm
And just when I got fed up with that grey sky
The sun came out of nowhere like a bar fight
And it knocked out the wind and
It bruised me with light
And I felt grateful for living
Just like I feel tonight
But I know you feel safer in a group
Where you could be anyone or
They could be you
But tonight we'll take risks
That you can afford
You still have bars on your windows
And a hole in your door
So we can talk in circles
Around a dirty mirror
Night trickles down our throats
And we could make a timeline
To last our whole lives but we don't know -
But no one knows what's further up the road
Just wait and see, just wait and see
All in time, all in time