[Verse 1]
Well, it's me
In case you were wonderin'
Same old mess as I have always been
I've been fightin'
Regrets and memories
Time has not healed me like I thought it would
[Chorus]
And I don't know which ones are worse
The nightmares or the hangovers
The sleepless nights or the passin' out and finally gettin' rest
The slowin' down just reminds me of why I started in the first place
The numbin' just fueled me for the runnin' away from the pain
And I'm closer to the messed up than the sober thing
[Verse 2]
I've been workin'
What I mean by workin'
Been trying to find myself
Who I am
I'm still fightin' regrets and memories
Time don't give up on me
Like I fear it will
[Chorus]
And I don't know which ones are worse
The nightmares or the hangovers
The sleepless nights or the passin' out and finally gettin' rest
The slowin' down just reminds me of why I started in the first place
The numbin' just fueled me for the runnin' away from the pain
And I'm closer to the messed up than the sober thing
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus]
And I don't know which ones are worse
The nightmares or the hangovers
The sleepless nights or the passin' out and finally gettin' rest
The slowin' down just reminds me of why I started in the first place
The numbin' just fueled me for the runnin' away from the pain
And I'm closer to the messed up than the sober thing
[Outro]
Well, it's me
In case you were wonderin'
Same old mess as I have always been
Sober Thing was written by Cody Jinks.
Sober Thing was produced by Ryan Hewitt & JT bangs.
Cody Jinks released Sober Thing on Fri Dec 01 2023.
I wrote ‘Sober Thing’ right after we finished the Mercy album. I was giving up a 20-plus year affair with whiskey and every word of that song is true. I don’t remember writing some of my biggest songs, but I damn sure remember writing that one.
— via American Songwriter