In the First Place
Love Lost in the Whiskey Shadows
Lyrics
Yeah, looking back now
Reflecting on the past, acknowledging hindsight.
I can tell that you were trying
Recognizing the effort you put into communication.
To tell me what it was
Attempting to convey the true nature of love.
I called love just wasn't flying
Describing a love that didn't work out.
Said you were gonna leave
Warning of the possibility of leaving if not understood.
If I didn't get it right
Threatening departure if the understanding is not reached.
So you took off like the breeze
Departing swiftly, like the wind.
As I worked straight through the night
Working persistently through the night.
I was the last one to see
Being the last to realize a crucial truth.
What was right in front of me
Failing to see something obvious.
You were second to the whiskey
Ranking priorities, with whiskey taking precedence.
You were third to my mama
Being secondary to alcoholic indulgence.
A fourth to the mortgage
Listing various priorities, with the mortgage fourth.
And a fifth to all my problems
Assigning problems the fifth priority.
I put it all before you
Prioritizing everything else over the partner.
Now it's me that has to face
Facing the consequences of misplaced priorities.
Empty house, empty glass, and the truth
Confronting an empty life, both materially and emotionally.
I never loved you in the first place, oh no
Admitting to never truly loving the partner.
Well, now I'm drunk on regret
Being intoxicated with feelings of remorse.
And all I think about is change
Contemplating change while inebriated with regret.
What I can brings me hope
Finding hope in what can be changed.
What I can't just brings me pain
Experiencing pain in what cannot be altered.
What I could or what I shoulda done
Regretting missed opportunities and actions.
Is made you feel number one
Failing to make the partner feel valued and important.
You were second to the whiskey
Reiterating the secondary role of whiskey in the relationship.
You were third to my mama
Remaining less important than maternal figures.
A fourth to the mortgage
Listing the mother's importance as third, after whiskey.
And a fifth to all my problems
Assigning the mortgage as the fourth priority.
I put it all before you
Continuing the pattern of misplaced priorities.
Now it's me that has to face
Facing the consequences of skewed priorities.
An empty house, an empty glass, and the truth
Confronting emptiness and truth after neglecting the partner.
That I never loved you in the first place
Reiterating the lack of genuine love from the start.
I never loved you in the first place
Emphasizing the absence of initial love.
You were second to the whiskey
Repeating the secondary role of whiskey in the relationship.
Third to my mama
Reiterating the lower priority compared to maternal figures.
Fourth to the mortgage
Continuing to emphasize misplaced priorities, including the mortgage.
And a fifth to all my problems
Assigning the fifth priority to problems.
I put it all before you
Repeating the pattern of putting everything before the partner.
Now it's me that has to face
Facing the consequences of skewed priorities once again.
Empty house, an empty glass, and the truth
Confronting emptiness and truth after neglecting the partner, echoing earlier lines.
That I never loved you in the first place
Finalizing the admission of never truly loving the partner.
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