Verse 1 Mama calls me a hero For the purple heart I received But she don't hear those rotor blades Still choppin' through my sleep Got a photograph in my wallet Of three boys dressed in green Now I'm the only one still carryin' What happened overseas Chorus Whiskey makes the memories softer But it won't make ‘em disappear It’ll chase the ghosts into the darkness And drown the echoes in my ears But every time that bottle’s empty I wind up in the same ol’ place Whiskey makes the memories softer But they still call me by my name Verse 2 Wife says, "come back in the house" When she finds me on the porch Starin' at this damn medal Reliving what it’s for I tell her that I'm comin' soon But she already knows that’s a lie Part of me came home that day Part of me stayed with those boys left behind Chorus Whiskey makes the memories softer But it won't make ‘em disappear It’ll chase the ghosts into the darkness And drown the echoes in my ears But every time that bottle’s empty I wind up in the same ol’ place Whiskey makes the memories softer But they still call me by my name Bridge Some nights I still hear Logan laughin' Bailey talkin' 'bout his newborn son Plan was to come back home together Don’t know why I was the only one… Chorus Whiskey makes the memories softer But it won't make ‘em disappear It’ll chase the ghosts into the darkness And drown the echoes in my ears But every time that bottle’s empty I wind up in the same ol’ place Whiskey makes the memories softer But they still call me by my name
