Whisky and Grace

[Verse 1] (Slow, somber, deep country blues feel.) In a town where the sun sets slow, We found a place where sinners go. A rusted cross, a neon sign, One said liquor, one said divine. With whiskey in hand, we faced our past, Sat in the pews like outlaws crashed. Preacher man said, “Son, you lost your way,” I said, “Hell, I know, that’s why I came.” --- [Chorus] (Big, aching, bluegrass harmonies in the background.) Whiskey & grace, tears on my face, Tryna find somethin’ time can’t erase. If heaven’s got room for a man like me, Pour another shot and set me free. (Ohhh, let me be… just let me be…) --- [Verse 2] I’ve done wrong, I won’t pretend, Left a trail of ghosts and old dead friends. Took what I needed, ran too fast, Now all I got is a guilty past. But you looked at me with those steel-gray eyes, Said, “Baby, I know, but you can still try.” So I knelt down low, folded my hands, Didn’t pray to God—**just prayed you’d stay.** --- [Chorus] Whiskey & grace, tears on my face, Tryna find somethin’ time can’t erase. If heaven’s got room for a man like me, Pour another shot and set me free. (Ohhh, let me be… just let me be…) --- [Bridge] “If you can forgive me, baby, maybe I can forgive myself… And if I can’t, well… just don’t let me go to hell alone.” [Final Chorus] Whiskey & grace, tears on my face, Tryna find somethin’ time can’t erase. If heaven’s got room for a man like me, Stand here with me baby and set me free. (Ohhh, let me be… just let me be…)