Bare bulb swingin' in the hallway Ashtray full, but I’m empty Peelin’ off bills from a bloodstain Got a cracked phone glowin’ on the bent sink Mama voice stuck in the drywall Sayin’ boy, that pride gon’ drown you I been pourin’ out the poison on the nightstand Still it crawl back ‘round like it found me Gravel in my throat when I call your name It don’t ring back, just ghosts and rain House full of heat but my hands stay cold I been sellin’ off days just to buy more smoke Gravel in my throat, every word feel broke Heart in a choke, every breath that I hold If I fade this slow, would you even know? If I fade this slow, would you even know? Old Crown bottle on the counter Lipstick print like a promise Your jean jacket on the bedpost Hangin’ there, keepin’ me honest Truck in the yard, grass growin’ ‘round it Keys in the bowl by the dead plants I ain’t left town since you left the driveway Still I hear your tires in the wet sand Gravel in my throat when I call your name It don’t ring back, just ghosts and rain House full of heat but my hands stay cold I been sellin’ off days just to buy more smoke Gravel in my throat, every word feel broke Heart in a choke, every breath that I hold If I fade this slow, would you even know? If I fade this slow, would you even know? Pulled that frame from the mantel Faced it down, still it stare through the wood Tried to wash you out the flannel But the smell of your hair still there, still good I ain’t pray in a minute But I whisper your name in the dark like one If redemption got a pivot I’m stuck in the rust where the hinge won’t run Gravel in my throat when I call your name It don’t ring back, just ghosts and rain House full of heat but my hands stay cold I been sellin’ off days just to buy more smoke Gravel in my throat, every word feel broke Heart in a choke, every breath that I hold If I fade this slow, would you even know? If I fade this slow, would you even know?
