Dum dum dum da da

Dum dum dum da da

What what what

Ah ah

What what what

I was twelve years old when the nights turned mean,

Grandpa on the porch with a bottle he called "Sprite," lookin' far from clean.

Swing creakin' slow in the after-dark air,

Till he slipped off the edge like he wasn't even there.

Vodka on his breath, sayin' "baby, it's fine,"

But lies smell stronger than the cheapest kind.

Mama kept quiet with her eyes turned down,

Tryna hold the peace while he tore through town.

(Dum dum dum da da)

And we traveled in that RV, miles from home,

But trouble follows close when the drink's full grown.

I asked the wrong question, just a kid being brave,

And Mama took hits for the truth I gave.

Then the banging on the door shook the walls inside,

Flashlight through the window like a storm we couldn't hide.

(Dum dum dum da da)

Me and my brother behind that old recliner seat,

Holding onto each other 'cause our hearts skipped beats.

Every shadow on the wall felt bigger than me,

Every creak in the floor like a warning to flee.

And I learned real young what fear can teach—

How love turns quiet when the hurt's in reach

So you drink, drink, drink,

Let the past run deeper than the sink.

Oh you want more, more, more,

Chasin' peace you can't ignore.

Yeah, baby, pour, pour, pour,

One more shot, maybe four.

Keep goin' till you're lyin' on the floor.

You better think, think, think —

You'll drown faster than you sink.

Oh baby, down, down, down,

You won't stop till you drown…

Just another night you're losing ground.

Mama made it out, signed the papers and ran,

While you settled down with the woman you used to call "just a friend" like it was part of some plan.

Funny how time can soften the sharpest blows,

But the questions you left me are the ones no one knows. (Dum dum dum da da)

I grew up quiet, walking soft through the years,

Therapist tryin' to pull the words past my fears.

Still can't tell you why you chose that road,

Or how the devil grabbed tight and never let go. (Dum dum dum da da)

And now we talk like the past don't bite,

Like those nights ain't carved in the back of my mind every time I turn out a light.

You pretend you forgot what you put us through,

But I remember it clear — even if you swear you never knew.

I grew up fast just to feel okay,

Carrying echoes I can't outrun today.

I healed, I forgave, but I won't pretend—

That the past don't speak when the night begins.

So you drink, drink, drink,

Let the past run deeper than the sink.

Oh you want more, more, more,

Chasin' peace you can't ignore.

Yeah, baby, pour, pour, pour,

One more shot, maybe four.

Keep goin' till you're lyin' on the floor.

You better think, think, think —

You'll drown faster than you sink.

Oh baby, down, down, down,

You won't stop till you drown…

Just another night you're losing ground.

HEY!

So you drink, drink, drink, (YEAH)

Let the past run deeper than the sink.

Oh you want more, more, more, (YEAH)

Chasin' peace you can't ignore.

Yeah, baby, pour, pour, pour, (MMM)

One more shot, maybe four.

Keep goin' till you're lyin' on the floor.

You better think, think, think — (OH)

You'll drown faster than you sink.

Oh baby, down, down, down,

You won't stop till you drown…

Just another night you're losing ground.

So baby down, down, down,

You ain't stopping 'til you drown.

You can't stop, stop, stop,

Till we had to call the cops.

Yeah you fell too far to hear a sound,

Just another night you nearly dragged us down….

Dum dum dum da da

Dum dum dum da da

What what what

Ah ah

What what what

Drink it till you drown.