꧁⚜️꧂ 𝓢𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓽 𝓟𝓸𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓷 ꧁⚜️꧂

꧁⚜️꧂ 𝓢𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓽 𝓟𝓸𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓷 ꧁⚜️꧂ I keep them little bottles by the hooks and sinkers Red wax seals and names in a crooked hand Folks come driftin' in from the river road Want a little luck, want a life they can stand I say, “Sugar, this'll keep the trouble away” They lay their money down and they don't ask twice They leave with a smile and a hole in their story Funny how forgettin' can feel so damn nice Sweet Poison Words that roll off the tongue Sweet Poison One little taste and the damage feels done You lose that ache, you lose that sting Walk out lighter than anything Sweet Poison Ain't it nice what forgettin' can bring Miss June forgot the name her husband answered to Ray quit dreamin' of the boat goin' down I said, “Hell, honey, looks like it's workin'” While the truth sat quiet on the other side of town They came back smilin', couldn't say what for Kept buyin' relief from a hurt they couldn't name I don't sell protection, I sell the disappearance And every damn dollar says I'm not to blame Sweet Poison Words that roll off the tongue Sweet Poison The past goes quiet but the debt rolls on You forget the fear, then forget the door Then forget what you were runnin' from before Sweet Poison You don't need a prison when you don't know what for Last night I uncorked my own damn bottle Same red seal I'd been breakin' for years Tried to remember what first drove me here What I ran from, what I buried in fear There was a child's shoe caught under the dock And a name scratched deep in the bait shop floor I read it aloud, but it meant nothin' to me Then I saw my own handwriting on the door It said, “If you forget, don't drink again” But I couldn't recall who had written it then The river kept rollin', the shop clock kept time And I poured me a taste like the whole thing was fine Sweet Poison Words that roll off the tongue Sweet Poison I sold the cure till the cure made me numb I forgot the danger, forgot the crime Forgot why I'd been runnin' all this time Sweet Poison Now I'm the customer standin' in line Sweet Poison Still sellin' Still sippin' Still smilin' when they ask for more ꧁⚜️꧂ 𝓢♥𝓟 ꧁⚜️꧂