[Verse 1]
The sun sets low on the Tennessee hills,
The crickets cry, and the night gets still.
I’m sitting here with my old guitar,
Thinking ‘bout how you’re gone, and it’s tore me apart.
The porch swing creaks, but it’s empty now,
Just like my heart, I don’t know how,
To keep on living when you’re not around,
This pain runs deeper than the Cumberland sound.
[Chorus]
Oh, the whiskey burns, and the wind it cries,
I’m lost in the shadows of our goodbye.
Your memory’s a ghost in this lonesome place,
I’m chasing the echoes of your sweet embrace.
[Verse 2]
Your laugh was brighter than the morning sun,
Now every day feels like the battle’s begun.
I see your face in the stars at night,
But it’s just a dream, and it don’t feel right.
The old oak tree where we carved our names,
It’s still standing, but nothing’s the same.
The roots run deep, but my heart’s been torn,
Since the day you left, I’ve been so forlorn.
[Chorus]
Oh, the whiskey burns, and the wind it cries,
I’m lost in the shadows of our goodbye.
Your memory’s a ghost in this lonesome place,
I’m chasing the echoes of your sweet embrace.
[Bridge]
I’ve tried to move on, but I’m stuck in the past,
Every step I take feels like it’s my last.
The fiddle plays, but it’s out of tune,
Just like my heart since I lost you.
[Verse 3]
I’ll keep on walking this lonesome road,
Carrying the weight of this heavy load.
But somewhere out there, I hope you’ll see,
You’ll always be the only one for me.
[Chorus]
Oh, the whiskey burns, and the wind it cries,
I’m lost in the shadows of our goodbye.
Your memory’s a ghost in this lonesome place,
I’m chasing the echoes of your sweet embrace.
[Outro]
So here’s to the love that I’ll never forget,
To the pain and the sorrow, and the tears I’ve shed.
I’ll raise my glass to the stars above,
To the memory of you, my one true love.