Broken Dreams and Kerosene

Verse 1: The sheets still cling to the ghost of your shape The night is silent, I can't sleep, so I sink With bourbon breath, I exhale whispers of your name Trading your warmth for the burn that I drink Chorus: And that old porch swing, it creaks and breaks Once held our love, now just splinters in its wake I strum my pain, six strings and shame Singing ballads to the nights that only speak your name Broken dreams and kerosene left to finish what you started My heart the tinder and the match, the love you discarded The flames rise higher, devouring what remains Ashes fall like memories, lost in the flames Verse 2: The door's still wide, the night creeps in With every noise, I fear it’s you Memories linger, they haunt my mind Under the weight of shadows I wish were you Chorus: And that old porch swing, it creaks and breaks Once held our love, now just splinters in its wake I strum my pain, six strings and shame Singing ballads to the nights that only speak your name Broken dreams and kerosene left to finish what you started My heart the tinder and the match, the love you discarded The flames rise higher, devouring what remains Ashes fall like memories, lost in the flames Bridge: The embers glow, the whiskey flows, in this lonesome heart's desire Your ghost it haunts, inside these walls, a shadow cast by love’s dying fire I pour another, drown the pain, but it’s your name that’s spilling higher Reckless love, now turned to ash, fueling flames that just grow brighter Chorus: And that old porch swing, it creaks and breaks Once held our love, now just splinters in its wake I strum my pain, six strings and shame Singing ballads to the nights that only speak your name Broken dreams and kerosene left to finish what you started My heart the tinder and the match, the love you discarded The flames rise higher, devouring what remains Ashes fall like memories, lost in the flames