Song Description

This is a mid-tempo Americana song about the effects of drug abuse on a relationship, from the point of view of a loved-one.

Lyrics

We've been on this road 17 years and a day
We're too far down it now to turn and walk the other way
You've got your medicine to chase your demons and the pain
A bottle full of friends to make the madness melt away
Remember when we said, "Only time will tell?" This is what she told me:
You're living in your head. I guess it's just as well. There's no rest for the lonely

Don't tell me there's nothing left to lose. You're giving up on you, and you are all I ever had
Don't tell me you're walking in your sleep. I'm watching you fall deep in love.
This potion fixes fast. This potion fixes fast.

The bourbon burns your throat to chase the rabbit down the hole
A bruised and broken heart replaced the memories you sold
You got your doctor's note to raise you three times from the dead
Afraid to close your eyes and sink forever in your bed
Remember when we said, "Only time will tell?" This is what she told me:
You're living in your head. I guess it's just as well. There's no rest for the lonely

Don't tell me there's nothing left to lose. You're giving up on you, and you are all I ever had
Don't tell me you're walking in your sleep. I'm watching you fall deep in love.
This potion fixes fast. This potion fixes fast.
I saw you yesterday and you pretended not to know my face
But I saw memory dance across the corner of your mind and try to find that one unfailing grace
Don't tell me there's nothing left to lose. You're giving up on you, and you are all I ever had
Don't tell me you're walking in your sleep. I'm watching you fall deep in love.
This potion fixes fast. This potion fixes fast.