Verse 1 There’s a neon buzzing like a broken hymn In a bar where the lights stay low and dim Got a stool with my name carved in regret And a tab I ain’t paid off yet Bartender knows what I need tonight Don’t ask questions, just pours it right ‘Cause he’s seen this ghost I’ve become Ever since she up and run Pre-Chorus Yeah, I tried to drown what I can’t erase But pain don’t sink… it just floats in place Chorus And whiskey don’t pray, it just burns going down Don’t save your soul when you’re six feet in doubt I talk to God but He feels far away And the bottle just listens… but whiskey don’t pray No, it won’t forgive, it won’t heal this pain Just numbs the truth till it calls my name Yeah I’m lost in the night, trying to find my way But whiskey don’t pray Verse 2 Got a picture folded in my back pocket Edges worn from the times I’ve lost it Her smile still cuts like a blade In every choice I wish I’d made There’s a porch light somewhere I could’ve called home But I chose these roads I walk alone Now the only thing that stays Is this ache I can’t outrun or change Pre-Chorus Yeah, I keep on running but I don’t get far ‘Cause the past rides shotgun in this old car Chorus And whiskey don’t pray, it just burns going down Don’t save your soul when you’re six feet in doubt I talk to God but He feels far away And the bottle just listens… but whiskey don’t pray No, it won’t forgive, it won’t heal this pain Just numbs the truth till it calls my name Yeah I’m lost in the night, trying to find my way But whiskey don’t pray Bridge (slow, raw, almost spoken) Yeah… I remember mama sayin’ “Son, don’t let the dark take your light…” But I’ve been dancing with shadows so long… I forgot what the morning looks like Break (guitar solo feel) (Slide guitar crying, slow and heavy) Final Chorus (grittier, bigger) Yeah whiskey don’t pray, it just drags you down Leaves you talking to ghosts that ain’t around I’m calling out, but I can’t hear what He’d say And the bottle just echoes… whiskey don’t pray No it won’t redeem, won’t break these chains Just keeps me drowning in yesterday Yeah I’m on my knees but I’ve lost my way ‘Cause whiskey don’t pray Outro (soft, haunting) No… whiskey don’t pray… And neither do I… these days…