Bone Dry
Breaking Free: George Jones' Bone Dry Unveils the Struggle for Sobriety
Lyrics
Baby wants me to go cold turkey bone dry
Baby is urging the speaker to quit all substances abruptly and become completely sober.
No Jack Daniels no Jim Beam whiskey bone dry
No consumption of Jack Daniels or Jim Beam whiskey, emphasizing a commitment to sobriety.
No stoppin' after work for a beer with the guys
Speaker is refraining from socializing and drinking with friends after work.
Nothin' in the mornin' to open my eyes
Emphasizes the challenge of facing mornings without any substances to help cope or start the day.
Well I'm comin' down from a permanent high bone dry
Coming down from a permanent high, possibly referencing a prolonged period of substance abuse.
I got my doubts if I can make it a bone dry
Expressing doubt about the ability to maintain complete sobriety.
It's a crazy world I don't know if I can take it a bone dry
Describing the world as crazy and uncertain, questioning the ability to endure sobriety.
It's only been an hour I'm startin' to shake
Feeling the physical and emotional effects of withdrawal, such as shaking.
Sixty more minutes and I know I'll break
Anticipating a breaking point after a certain amount of time.
How much more of this hell can I take bone dry
Expressing the difficulty of enduring the current state of sobriety.
Well bone dry boy am I dry as a bone
Affirming the extreme dryness and lack of substance use.
How'd I ever say I'd ever leave it alone
Reflecting on the challenge of keeping the promise to stay away from substances.
Break down shake down layin' in bed
Describing a state of breakdown and exhaustion, possibly due to withdrawal symptoms.
Covers are soaked and I'm damn near dead and I'm bone dry
Physical and emotional exhaustion, emphasizing the speaker's dry state.
Baby took a look at her cold turkey bone dry
Partner observing the speaker's commitment to sobriety, even though it's challenging.
I tried to smile but my mouth wasn't working I was bone dry
Struggling to convey happiness or satisfaction, possibly due to the difficulty of the commitment.
This is one promise that I'm gonna keep
Expressing a determination to keep the promise of sobriety.
Unless I get lucky and die in my sleep
Mentioning the possibility of an easier end through a fortunate death in sleep.
One way or the other I'm gonna be bone dry
Commitment to remain sober, indicating a resolve to face the challenges ahead.
Well bone dry why am I dry as a bone
Reiterating the extreme dryness and lack of substance use.
Bone dry bone dry bone dry
Emphasizing the complete absence of any substances.
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