I Carry Whiskey (Everywhere I Go)
I’m not a pauper and I’m not a prince
I never carry cash I don’t make sense
I like to think that I’m a gentleman
I’ll let you figure it out for yourself
I carry whiskey everywhere I go
My liquid brother, my brown-eyed soul
I can’t forget what I will never know
I carry whiskey everywhere I go
A sleepless night another sweaty streak
Another rival brain that’s past its peak
I aged a dozen years in sixteen weeks
But you should hear the things you say to me
Chorus
Between the gravel and the boiling sun
Hunched under regret weighing nineteen tons
Shuffling each foot after the other one
I may not make it but I can’t sit still
Chorus
Be someone’s balm or become someone’s bane
You can’t imagine what you won’t explain
Just be prepared for living with the strain
Of all the wisdom you will never speak
When treading heavy over sacred ground
You better make damn sure no one’s around
They’ll run you on a rail right out of town
And leave a you-size hole upon this world
Chorus
© 2020 John Brocato
I never carry cash I don’t make sense
I like to think that I’m a gentleman
I’ll let you figure it out for yourself
I carry whiskey everywhere I go
My liquid brother, my brown-eyed soul
I can’t forget what I will never know
I carry whiskey everywhere I go
A sleepless night another sweaty streak
Another rival brain that’s past its peak
I aged a dozen years in sixteen weeks
But you should hear the things you say to me
Chorus
Between the gravel and the boiling sun
Hunched under regret weighing nineteen tons
Shuffling each foot after the other one
I may not make it but I can’t sit still
Chorus
Be someone’s balm or become someone’s bane
You can’t imagine what you won’t explain
Just be prepared for living with the strain
Of all the wisdom you will never speak
When treading heavy over sacred ground
You better make damn sure no one’s around
They’ll run you on a rail right out of town
And leave a you-size hole upon this world
Chorus
© 2020 John Brocato