The Best That You Can

This is my first shot at writing a song lyric. Kind of a country feel. Be gentle with me. I am an infant.

Good time friends on bar stools beside you,

You laugh and drink and don’t stop to think

the tab will run out and they’ll do the same

Your wife is alone and she’s crying

Searching for something that cannot be understood

‘cause you don’t even know what you have

When you’re unhappy you know it, when you’re happy you don’t

 mistaking the bad for the good

 

Drinking whiskey with no justification

 telling everybody you’re doing the best that you can

Wasting your life with no explanation

The laughter is hollow, you’re playing the part of a man

 

You crave respect knowing it can’t be bought

and too lazy to earn it

Drawn to the darkness at the end of the block

wondering why you feel so shallow

 

You got what you need, she’s all that you need

Have another shot, laugh a little louder

Kill the truth that’s inside you

and try not to bleed

Drinking whiskey with no justification

telling everybody you’re doing the best that you can

Wasting your life with no explanation

The laughter is hollow, you’re playing the part of a man