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My Sober Friends Lyrics
I used to have a lot of friends
an entourage of losers
I could not depend
on the company of people
who could not face themselves
I thought it was heaven
But it was closer to hell
but now I have sober friends
We were running from something, always chasing a high
Trading secrets for substances, losing track of the time
We were kings without kingdoms, with empty pockets and pride
Had a lifetime of stories that we’d never survive
But the bottle, the needle, the pills in the drawer
Only gave us more reasons to need something more
Now my sober friends
Ain’t the thieves that they were
They’re the ones who show up
When the silence hurts
Yeah they look in my eyes
And they don’t pretend
I can bet on the hearts
Of my sober friends
Used to lie through our teeth just to make it ’til night
Burning bridges and paychecks, trying to make it feel right
We were desperate magicians, always pulling a trick
Trying hard to look happy when we were broken and sick
But there’s something about telling the truth in a room
Where the worst of your secrets have already bloomed
Now my sober friends
Ain’t the thieves that they were
They’re the ones who show up
When the silence hurts
Yeah they look in my eyes
And they don’t pretend
I can lean on the strength
Of my sober friends
my old friends stole from me
now I give back
In my world of abundance
there’s nothing I lack
I give myself freely
the universe knows
that I earned this love
through punches and blows
Yeah my sober friends
We’re still holding on
And I know who I’ll call
When the nights get long
Broken hearts on the mend
With my sober friends
We laugh about the chaos
We cry about the cost
We grieve the ones we couldn’t save
We toast with coffee cups
To the lives we almost lost
But we’re still here, we’re still brave
Cause my sober friends
Ain’t the ghosts that we were
We’re building new lives
From the ashes and dirt
Yeah they stand by my side
To the bitter end
I’m alive, I’m alive
With my sober friends
Yeah my sober friends
We’re still holding on
And I know who I’ll call
When the nights get long
Broken hearts on the mend
With my sober friends
