[Verse 1]
Left Bama, thought I’d change
Different roads, same damn pain
Back in Ohio, nothin’ new
Just a different sky to drink under
Moved in with my cousin’s place
Same old look on my face
Said I’m fine, kept it light
But I drank every damn night
[Pre-Chorus]
New start, that’s what I said
Same ghosts livin’ in my head
[Chorus]
Same bottle, new town
Still tryin’ to drown it out
Different bar, different crowd
But I’m still the same right now
Every road I run down
Just circles back around
Ain’t no peace I’ve found…
Same bottle, new town
[Verse 2 – EMT + loss]
Workin’ nights, lights flash red
Seein’ things stuck in my head
Tryna save what I can’t keep
While I’m losin’ mine in my sleep
Had a brother I let down
Didn’t see him slippin’ down
Too caught up in my own haze
Now I carry him these days
[Pre-Chorus]
Told myself I’d get it right
Just not today… maybe tonight
[Chorus]
Same bottle, new town
Still tryin’ to drown it out
Different bar, different crowd
But I’m still the same right now
Every road I run down
Just circles back around
Ain’t no peace I’ve found…
Same bottle, new town
[Verse 3 – 19th birthday / bartender]
Nineteen years, bar lights low
Didn’t care who didn’t know
She poured drinks, I stayed close
Never said what mattered most
Stayed all night, lost track of time
One more round turned into five
Walked out gone, don’t recall
How I made it home at all
[Bridge]
Every night just feels the same
Different faces, same old pain
Thought I left that life behind…
Guess it never left my mind
[Final Chorus]
Same bottle, new town
Still tryin’ to drown it out
Different bar, different crowd
But I’m still the same right now
Every road I run down
Just circles back around
Ain’t no peace I’ve found…
Same bottle, new town
[Outro]
Different place, different view…
Same damn thing I always do