In the shadows of the cotton fields,she weeps at night, With a heart so heavy,holding on to what ain't right, Watching him drown in bottles,chasing ghosts he can’t embrace, Every word he writes under whiskey's false grace. Her heart's a cage,her freedom's worth his pain. She broke his heart,to save her own from the fire In a world full of chaos,she climbed out of the mire With whiskey an the memories swirling in the night She’d rather be alone than be just a fading light She stood by the porch with tears that won’t fall Mem'ries of laughter now echoes in the hall He was lost in his half cought dreams,she felt alone So she shattered their love just to save her soul In the dark she chose to set her spirit free She stood by the window,watchin' the rain Thoughts of his laughter turned into pain watching him try to catch the wind while she held the rain Every shot on the rocks,he'd pour out his soul his dreams were a weight,she couldn’t control In the shadows of love,they both wore their scars, she knew the game—it'd lead him to the bars,her into the arms of another Oh,whiskey river,drownin' in pride, He wrote every sorrow,derailed every ride She saved herself while he lost control In a world of heartbreak,she reclaimed her soul She whispered goodbye,with tears in her eyes Took a piece of their love and cut it down to size Chasin' his dreams,he was blind to the cost She'd rather break her own heart then let herself be lost She burnt down bridges,left him in the dark, A trail of her heart in a world gone stark Oh,whiskey river,drownin' in pride here’s to the rebels who break just to heal In the dirty South,love’s a dangerous deal She broke his heart,to save her own from the fire In a world full of chaos she climbed out of the mire With the whiskey and the memories swirling in the night She rather be alone than be just a fading light here's to the rebels who take a stand In a world gone mad she reclaimed her hand She watched the sun go down on faded dreams With every bottle down he lost the seams Cigar smoke curled whiskey rivers ran slow,she couldn't watch him write his life away anymore Her heart broke watching him chase darkened skies A rebel's heart in a whiskey haze She chose survival over love's cruel maze she took the knife carved her own way out Left a trail of tears in a lonely drought Thought love was enough it was bittersweet In saving her heart she admitted defeat Each night she felt his soul slip away As he poured his heart out in a whiskey ballet His dreams soared high leaving her behind In shadows cast love was unkind To save her own heart from a shattered cage She played the villain turned the last page she took the knife carved her own way out Left a trail of tears in a lonely drought Thought love was enough it was bittersweet In saving her heart she admitted defeat In the deep South’s haze she chose her fight in dead of night she let go of the rain left him chasing windy dreams in a whiskey ballet

Whiskey River Ballet