Lyrics
A couple drinks can take the edge off
A few drinks can provide temporary relief
And a church pew can bring me back when I'm feeling lost
Seeking solace in a church pew when feeling lost
Waking up in a stranger's bed
Waking up in an unfamiliar bed
Can help for a minute might let you forget
A momentary escape that might help in forgetting
It's the oldest damn trick in the book
Referring to a common trick or deception
I'd be over you by now girl if that all it took
Expressing that overcoming the feelings isn't that simple
But
Transition to the upcoming challenge
When I see it coming, I start running the feelings gaining ground
Anticipating and avoiding emotions gaining strength
Can't stop it, can't block it or even slow it down
Unable to prevent, block, or slow down the emotional process
Mixing the thought you with 90 proof
Mixing thoughts of a person with strong alcoholic content
Ain't working like it used to
Alcohol no longer providing the same comfort
Driving me crazy, the time it's taking is taking too long
Frustration with the prolonged time it takes to heal
Ain't enough I must be doing something wrong
Feeling inadequate or making mistakes in the process
You never get over it
Recognition that one doesn't completely get over it
You just make it through
Surviving and enduring rather than fully recovering
There ain't no quick fix
Emphasizing that there's no quick solution
No quick fix for you
No immediate remedy for the emotional pain
Wish I could use you just like a drug
Wishing to use someone like a temporary escape
You'd be gone in the morning when I sober up
Desiring the person to be gone when sober
Things like this don't work like that
Realizing that relationships don't work that way
Yeah even when you're gone you just keep coming back
The person's presence lingers even when absent
When I see it coming, I start running the feelings gaining ground
Reiteration of anticipating and avoiding emotions
Can't stop it, can't block it or even slow it down
Inability to halt or impede the emotional process
Mixing the thought you with 90 proof
Combining thoughts of the person with strong alcohol
Ain't working like it used to
Alcohol losing its effectiveness in coping
Driving me crazy, the time it's taking is taking too long
Growing impatience with the time required for healing
Ain't enough I must be doing something wrong
Feeling that something is wrong or inadequate
You never get over it
Acknowledging that complete recovery is elusive
You just make it through
Enduring and making it through the emotional pain
There ain't no quick fix
Reiteration that there's no quick solution
No quick fix for you
No immediate remedy for the emotional pain
Can't stop it, can't block it,
Repeating the inability to stop or block the emotional process
See it coming, I start running (No quick for you)
Further expression of anticipating and avoiding emotions
Can't stop it, can't block it or even slow it down
Reiterating the inability to halt or impede emotions
When I see it coming, I start running the feelings gaining ground
Repetition of the cycle of anticipating and avoiding emotions
Can't stop it, can't block it or even slow it down
Continued inability to stop or block the emotional process
Mixing the thought you with 90 proof
Combining thoughts of the person with strong alcohol (repeated)
Ain't working like it used to (Used to)
Reiteration that alcohol is not as effective as before
Driving me crazy, the time it's taking is taking too long
Growing frustration with the time required for healing (repeated)
Ain't enough I must be doing something wrong
Feeling that something is wrong or inadequate (repeated)
You never get over it
Acknowledging that complete recovery is elusive (repeated)
You just make it through
Enduring and making it through the emotional pain (repeated)
There ain't no quick fix
Reiteration that there's no quick solution (repeated)
No quick fix for you
No immediate remedy for the emotional pain (repeated)
No quick fix for you
Final repetition that there's no quick solution (repeated)
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