Maggots in the Moonshine

(Verse 1) Woke up in a ditch full of chicken bones and shame Boots stuck in motor oil, forgot my goddamn name Smelled like fear and diesel sex Tongue tasted like barbed wire and back-alley hex (Verse 2) Got a splinter in my soul from a two-dollar sin She rode me like a freight train, then tossed me in the bin Ate my last cigarette, poured bleach in my gin Said, “You don’t make love—you make bad decisions grin.” (Chorus) Maggots in the moonshine, floatin’ where I drink Got baptized in a barrel and forgot how to think I don’t bleed no more, just leak nicotine And my heart’s got a cough you can hear through the strings (Verse 3) My guitar’s strung with possum guts and rust Neck bent like karma, frets caked in dust I don’t strum—I gnaw on notes and spit And I fingerpick like I’m diggin’ my own pit (Verse 4) Ain’t got no fans, just folks that survive My gigs come with tetanus shots and a five-hour drive I once played a morgue, corpse started to shake Told the coroner, “Let him dance, for Christ’s sake.” (Chorus) Maggots in the moonshine, crawlin’ through my dreams My lullaby’s a chainsaw tuned to screams I sleep in my amp, dream in D-minor rot And I ain’t found peace—just the filth I got (Verse 5) I pissed in the holy water, played blues in the nude Wrote a love song to a barstool and called it "Rude" I ain’t right—I’m not even left I’m a goddamn caution sign that forgot how to rest (Final Chorus) Maggots in the moonshine, singin’ my song Been wrong so long, it’s startin’ to feel strong Don’t play me no clean—play me raw, scarred, and vile With a grin so foul, even the devil pukes bile