Low Down Medicine

[Verse 1] I woke up sideways, boots still on Ashtray preachin’ like a midnight psalm Head full of thunder, mouth full of sin Mirror said, “Boy, you’re back in it again” [Verse 2] Radio coughin’ out a one-note lie Coffee tastes like alibi Hands smell like oil, knuckles like rust Heart beat swingin’ on dangerous trust [Chorus] Give me that low down medicine The kind that burns before it heals Slow drip, hot wire, dirty grin Yeah, I need somethin’ I can feel [Verse 3] Streetlight flickers like it knows my name Every bad choice hums the same refrain She said, “Baby, you don’t scare me none” But she laughed when the damage was done [Chorus] Give me that low down medicine Straight shot, no chaser, no lies Crank it till the walls cave in I wanna sweat out the why [Bridge] One string hummin’, big amp moan Six feet tall but I crawl back home Truth don’t whisper, it growls real slow Right where the good sense won’t go [Break] (Yeah…) Shake it loose Let it drag [Verse 4] Cash on the dash, luck in the ditch Every promise tightens the hitch I ain’t holy, I ain’t clean But I run mean in between [Final Chorus] Give me that low down medicine Heavy dose of right now pain If it don’t hurt, it don’t get in If it don’t scar, it won’t remain [Outro] Amp still breathin’, lights burn red Silence crawls back into my head Tomorrow can wait, I’m still livin’ tonight With a bad-good cure and a crooked bite