**White Lightning** **Verse 1** They poured me a promise in a mason jar, Said, "Take one sip, you won't get far." But the fire ran deeper than the burn on my tongue, And it stole the years while I stayed young. Every dirt road knew my name, I traded love for another night, Chasing ghosts in white lightning. **Chorus** White lightning, crawling up my spine, It talks me into bad ideas and blackout lines, Leaves me counting scars by morning’s light. Still that bottle knows my name— White lightning, cut like a blade. **Verse 2** Mama cried by the kitchen door, Said she couldn't lose me anymore. Friends disappeared like the summer rain, Only the shadows remained. Some don't make it to another spring, Still looking back through prison bars. **Bridge** The shakes set in, a cold sweat pours, Every nerve's exposed, rattling locked doors. My own skin feels like a stranger's suit, Crawling out from the deepest root. The taste of copper, the ringing in my ears, Just trying to outrun all these years. **Final Chorus** White lightning, I know your lies, I've seen them burning in too many eyes. You took your share, but not my soul, I'm still standing, still letting go. The road is long, the past still stings, But hope can rise on broken wings. Your thunder fades with morning's light— I choose life over white lightning.
