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Bottle On The Dresser lyrics
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Intro
Hold music cracklin' in my ear again...
Verse 1
Bottle on the dresser, label half peeled back Two left in the orange, but the copay just attacked Insurance ghosted the claim, "denial code 47" Pharmacy lady on the line sound tired as hell, same shit Phone buzzin' with the crew, "slide through, one won't hurt" I stare at the plastic like it's starin' right back at work Last time it had me chasin' ghosts till the sun came up Now the rent due, the lights flickerin', stomach in a knot
Pre-chorus
Another email pop up, "refill not covered" I'm tired of the script, tired of feelin' smothered
Chorus
Bottle on the dresser, I ain't touchin' that tonight Insurance playin' games, but I'm done with the fight Sober in this city where the bottles never empty One more would feel good but I know it would tempt me Leave it right there, let the dust settle slow I'm choosin' me this time, even if the world don't know Bottle on the dresser... yeah
Verse 2
Friends DM "you lame now?" like sobriety a curse They don't see the shakes at 3AM or the debt gettin' worse Doctor switched the script again, price jumped like a brick Copay hit the account, now I'm dodgin' every lick Corner store run for the cheap shit, but that ain't the fix Relapse memories hittin' harder than the last kick Momma callin' worried, I lie like "I'm good, Ma" But the bottle still sittin', callin' my name like "come on"
Chorus
Bottle on the dresser, I ain't touchin' that tonight Insurance playin' games, but I'm done with the fight Sober in this city where the bottles never empty One more would feel good but I know it would tempt me Leave it right there, let the dust settle slow I'm choosin' me this time, even if the world don't know Bottle on the dresser... this time
Verse 3
Whole block full of the same, everybody chasin' the high Insurance companies laughin' while the poor pay the price They deny the refill, then bill you for the pain Turn around and sell the same pills on the street again Party culture callin' it "weak" when you say no But they don't count the nights you almost didn't make it home System built to keep us broke, keep us numb, keep us down Bottle on the dresser just another chain in this town
Bridge
...I almost popped one last night Hand shakin' on the cap, heart racin' in the light But I put it back down...
Verse 4
Debt notices stackin' like yellow tape on the block Pharmacy hold music loopin' till the soul gettin' lost One more denial and I'm slippin' back to the old me Friends still textin' "come out," like they can't even see The shakes in the morning, the fog in my head The way one pill turns to ten till I'm half-dead But I locked the drawer this time, key on a chain Ain't lettin' no system or no crew take my name
Verse 5
Now the routine steady, gym at six, meetings at eight Bottle still there but it's just plastic and fate I ain't perfect, still got scars from the last slip But I'm choosin' peace over the high and the trip Friends either get it or they fade like the high Momma proud now, callin' just to say hi System still broken but I ain't lettin' it win Bottle on the dresser... just a reminder I'm in
Chorus
Bottle on the dresser, I ain't touchin' that tonight Insurance can play games but I'm done with the fight Sober in this city where the bottles never empty One more would feel good but I know it would tempt me Leave it right there, let the dust settle slow I'm choosin' me this time, watch me watch me grow Bottle on the dresser... I'm good
Outro
Yeah... bottle still there. But I'm still here.
Inside the recording
Hold music cracklin' in my ear again...
Another email pop up, "refill not covered" I'm tired of the script, tired of feelin' smothered
Yeah... bottle still there. But I'm still here.
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