Lovin Whiskey
Anouk Lyrics

Well if you live in dusty twilight baby, that's OK
Living a mundane and empty life is fine with the singer.

'Cause there are women at the bar to greet you everyday
There are women at the bar to keep the singer company.

And you can take them back to lie with you and visit Jamie's room
The singer is taking the women back to the room, but it doesn't provide any comfort or happiness.

But they can never take the pain away
The women can't erase the singer's pain and sadness.

Or brighten all the gloom
The women can't make the singer's life better or happier.

And if your hands are cleansed with sorrow
If the singer is feeling sad and gloomy.

May it help you ease your pain
Cleaning their hands might provide some relief.

Though the windows have a view of city rain, city rain
Even though they look out at the city rain.

And if you walk in constant sorrow
If the singer constantly feels sad and gloomy.

And you cry for me
If the singer cries for their love.

May it hit the painful memories
Their sadness might trigger the painful memories.

Maybe then you'll see
Maybe then the singer will realize something important.

That if you drown yourself in liquor
Drinking alcohol to numb the pain.

Because it keeps you company
It might be tempting to drink because it provides temporary comfort.

Then just remember who you're losing
The singer is losing their love and relationship to alcohol.

And be proud to set me free
The singer wants their partner to be free and happy, even if it means letting them go.

Because it don't talk back or disagree
Alcohol doesn't protest or argue with the singer.

It just makes you see so hazily
Drinking alcohol makes the world look blurry.

But in the morning light your life is scattered with the wind
The morning after drinking, the singer's life feels chaotic and scattered.

Well they tell you on the telephone to let him go
Other people are advising the singer to leave their partner.

I said they tell you he's a sinking ship
Others are warning the singer that their partner is in a bad place and will drag them down with them.

And he's trying to pull you down
The singer's partner is trying to bring them down with them.

Don't you know
Don't you realize?

That every time you call me up and say you want me back
Whenever the singer's partner calls and asks for them back.

You know you break my heart
The partner's actions hurt the singer.

You said you want me to come back home and try again
The partner wants the singer to return and start over.

You want me to make a brand new start
The partner wants a fresh start with the singer.

But if wisdom says to let him go
The singer knows that they should leave their partner.

Then it's hell, because you just don't know
Leaving their partner is difficult and uncertain.

Until you've tried to love a man who's loving whiskey, loving whiskey
You can't understand the pain the singer is experiencing until you've been in a relationship with someone who prefers alcohol over everything else.

My baby left me for the bottle
The singer's partner chose alcohol over their relationship.

And the lure of the nightlife
The nightlife and parties were also appealing to the singer's partner.

Good times and crazy women
The singer's partner sought out good times and relationships with other women.

And another glass of Tanqueray
The singer's partner turned to drinking Tanqueray to cope with their choices.

But if wisdom says to let him go
The singer knows that they should leave their partner who has chosen alcohol over their relationship.

Then it's hell, because you just don't know
Leaving their partner is difficult and uncertain.

Until you've tried to love a man who's loving whiskey, loving whiskey
You can't understand the pain the singer is experiencing until you've been in a relationship with someone who prefers alcohol over everything else.