Quarter Bottle, Half a heart
Written by John Watts and Cassidy Dickens

V1:
Sunday morning, running late for church.
Talking through the week and what to do for lunch.
The yellow light turned up ahead; I thought that I could beat the red.
I thought that I could beat the red.

V2:
I told the neighbors thanks for stopping by,
For the casseroles and homemade pies.
I pulled the blinds and the sofa bed; I poured us both one more and said,
“I thought that I could beat the red.”

CHORUS:
I’ve apologized a thousand times.
I’ve talked to God and lost my mind.
I’m trying to heal but I don’t know where to start.
The closure seems so far away.
I can’t go back to yesterday,
But what I’ve got might get me where you are —
A quarter bottle, half a heart.

V3:
Monday morning, running late for work.
Hope no one can tell I had too much.
Fighting demons that I’ve kept, just one glass turned to four instead.
I thought that I could beat the red.

REPEAT CHORUS

Bridge:
I found the burn to numb the hurt.
Maybe lonely’s all that I deserve.

REPEAT CHORUS

Quarter Bottle, Half A Heart (Written With Cassidy Dickens)

John Ray Watts (Songwriter)

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