Five O'Clock Medicine

As he hands me another drink

I close my eyes and think,

What am I getting myself into?

So I grasp the bottle, going full throttle

Aiming to get drunk, hear the brain go THUNK

So I can block you out, tune you out

Keep you out of my head, 

Fill it emptiness instead of you

And this piece of the puzzle too

Sobriety is too hard, harder than steel

And I've lied, cheated, stolen for this

Have my flask filled with Texas, shot glass by my bed

I have my blade with memories lying next to my head

Cigarettes on the table, thought I'd be able to quit

But it messes with my mind, and I love it

I love this feeling I get, I get it

I understand the guilt, the shame

Since I always cringe when I hear your name

And I've never wanted this fame

Of being the one with the past, catching up fast

Falling down faster, deeper into holes

Who's gonna catch me? You? You told me

To run, run far away, in fact, I should have been gone yesterday

And so you hand me another bottle of my five o'clock remedy

Takes away the pain, brings back my smile again

It's all become a routine for me

Go out, get drunk, get high, high fives

Down low, too slow, passing out on the floor

It's okay, I've already been down that way

What more could happen that I haven't already seen?

As if they can take advantage of me

There's nothing to take advantage of, love

I've been broken, haven't been fixed

Except by my five o'clock medicine, mixed

With the three and the two o'clock feelings

It's a bad feeling, to be reeling, room's spinning

Round in circles, where'd the floor go?
You look so attractive with this newly found ego

And the buzz makes it go away, makes me forget

That no matter what I do, you still don't love me yet

And I'll never be worth more than a cent

Facing repercussions, I haven't caused it

So I drink

I drink it all up, feel it go down

Feel it burn as it turns my world upside down

Come lie with me, stranger, come make me feel numb

And bring with you the vodka as iced as the room

Taken out of a freezer colder than you if it's true

You're my lover, my medicine, my homemade recipe

So come to me, work for me, just help me sleep