The Whiskey Can’t Replace

[Verse 1]
The silence in this house tonight, it’s louder than a scream,
Your shadow’s on the walls, like a ghost inside my dreams.
I pour another glass of courage, hopin’ it’ll set me free,
But every drop just pulls me deeper, into what we used to be. [Chorus]
The whiskey can’t replace, the memory of you,
It burns my throat, but it don’t burn quite through.
No matter how I try, your face won’t fade away,
The whiskey can’t replace, the love that’s gone to stay. [Verse 2]
Your scarf’s still on the armchair, where you left it months ago,
I hold it close and breathe it in, but it only makes hurt grow.
This bottle’s my confession, my sin for lettin’ you go,
But it don’t forgive the nights I’m livin’, or the pain down in my soul. [Chorus]
The whiskey can’t replace, the memory of you,
It burns my throat, but it don’t burn quite through.
No matter how I try, your face won’t fade away,
The whiskey can’t replace, the love that’s gone to stay. [Bridge]
I see us laughin’ in the kitchen, your hand in mine so tight,
Now I’m prayin’ to this poison, to take me back tonight.
But the glass is cold and empty, like the promises you broke,
The whiskey’s just a liar, and I’m chokin’ on its smoke. [Chorus]
The whiskey can’t replace, the memory of you,
It burns my throat, but it don’t burn quite through.
No matter how I try, your face won’t fade away,
The whiskey can’t replace, the love that’s gone to stay. [Outro]
So I’ll pour until I’m hollow, ‘til the dawn steals all my fight,
But the whiskey can’t replace, your memory tonight.