When youre sober

Verse 1

You only call when the house is quiet

When the neon’s gone and the bottle’s low

Your voice gets soft like you finally mean it

Like I’m the only place you know

You say my name like a second chance

Like I’m the answer you’ve been praying for

But the sun comes up, you sober up

And you don’t sound like that anymore

Pre-Chorus

I lay there staring at the ceiling

Trying to make sense of what you said

Wondering if it was truth or just the whiskey

Talking in your head

Chorus

You only love me when you’re breaking

When you don’t trust your own head

You swear I’m everything you wanted

Then take it back with morning breath

I’m done believing words you borrow

From the bottom of your glass

If you can’t love me when you’re sober

Don’t love me like that

Verse 2

I know the way you laugh when you’re honest

It only shows when you’ve had a few

You talk about forever like it’s easy

Then act surprised when I believe you

I tell myself you’re just scared of feeling

That you don’t mean to hurt me so

But loving you shouldn’t feel like guessing

What you’ll remember when you’re cold

Pre-Chorus

I trace every word you stumble through

Try to decide what’s real

If you mean it every time you say it

Why don’t you say it when you’re clear?

Chorus

You only love me when you’re breaking

When you don’t trust your own head

You swear I’m everything you wanted

Then take it back with morning breath

I’m done believing words you borrow

From the bottom of your glass

If you can’t love me when you’re sober

Don’t love me like that

Bridge

Maybe I fell for who you are at closing time

When your guard finally comes undone

Maybe I’m tired of waiting on courage

That only shows when the night’s half gone

If I walked away, would you stop me?

Or just pour another round?

I don’t know what hurts worse anymore

You reaching out… or backing down

Final Chorus

You only love me when you’re breaking

When you don’t trust your own head

You swear I’m everything you wanted

Then take it back with morning breath

I won’t keep catching words you drop

Just to watch you change your past

If you can’t love me when you’re sober

Don’t love me like that