An Outlaws Life

[Verse 1] I stood there in the middle of the church of the broken people Listened to the walking wounded spill their truth so raw My turn came I told 'em my name I said "This ain't my first fall" A man began preaching 'bout the devil and the drink With last night on my breath I stood up Let myself sink [Chorus] It ain't the whiskey It ain't the cigarettes It ain't the stuff I smoke It's all these things I can't forget It ain't the hard times It ain't the all nights It's the ghost of you that cuts me deep The reason I can't fight [Verse 2] The preacher asked me if I’d lay my burdens down Said "Son You’ve gotta lose the weight or you'll surely drown" But I can’t blame the bourbon Can’t curse the flame It’s the fire in my chest that still calls your name [Prechorus] They tell me to pray They tell me to try But how do you save a heart when it don’t wanna say goodbye [Chorus] It ain't the whiskey It ain't the cigarettes It ain't the stuff I smoke It's all these things I can't forget It ain't the hard times It ain't the all nights It’s the ghost of you that cuts me deep The reason I can't fight [Bridge] Every bottle’s just a mirror Every smoke’s a disguise I’m not running from the devil Just the truth in my own eyes And the church of the broken Well They all understand We’re not fighting whiskey We’re just chasing who we am