Still Hurts in the Morning

I know exactly how this night will end

Same quiet bar, same whiskey in my hand

I tell myself that this will dull the ache

But I've been here before, I know what's left to face

The rain outside keeps falling soft and slow

I let another hour quietly go

I'm not pretending this will make it right

I just need something heavy for the night

It still hurts in the morning

I already know

No matter how much I swallow

The feeling doesn't go

I can blur it for a few hours

I can quiet down the storm

But it still hurts in the morning

Just like it did before

I've lost count of all the nights like this

Trying hard to drown a memory that persists

Every glass is just a temporary stay

Against a truth that never really goes away

I watch the ice dissolve inside the glass

I feel the minutes slowly drifting past

I'm not looking for a miracle tonight

I just need the dark to treat me kind

It still hurts in the morning

I already know

No matter how much I swallow

The feeling doesn't go

I can blur it for a few hours

I can quiet down the storm

But it still hurts in the morning

Just like it did before

I'm not asking for the pain to disappear

I'm not hoping that tomorrow feels clear

I just want this night to hold me for a while

Before the daylight brings it all back into focus

It still hurts in the morning

Yeah, I already know

No matter how much I swallow

The feeling doesn't go

I can borrow a little numbness

I can lean into the pour

But it still hurts in the morning

Just like it did before

Same old rain

Same old warning

It still hurts

In the morning