He was strong and of sound mind 'Til the day he crossed the line Between an east Kentucky girl and his wife In his heart there wasn't room So they tore his heart in two And he survived by pouring whiskey on the wound
Locked inside a neon tomb Pouring whiskey on the wound
Well the girl was just the first In a string of bad to worse Yet the bourbon seems to deaden all that hurts But closin' time comes way too soon He can't abide a cold bedroom So he survives by pouring whiskey on the wound
Locked inside a neon tomb Pouring whiskey on the wound
By tomorrow he'll be gone And they'll say he left alone 'Cause some other hopeless fool Trying to escape the truth And pour some whiskey on the wound
Now it's another faithless heart Locked inside a neon tomb Pouring whiskey on the wound