Jack Stafford - Sober Letters to My Drunken Self Lyrics

I drink to cope, I drink to cleanse
I drink I drink I drink though I know where it ends

I drink routinely, I drink out of habit
It's a crutch now and I need to have it

I drink for boredom, I drink to numb
In mundane social situations

I drink for peers, I drink to belong
I drink I drink I drink though I know that it's wrong

I need to acknowledge
That I am afraid

What happens afterwards?
What must I trade?

I need to set a goal
Have something to attain

And I need new habits
To maintain the gains

I drink to dull, I drink to distort
I drink to silence repetitive thoughts

I drink with purpose, I drink to purge
I drink I drink I drink whenever I've the urge

I need to acknowledge
That I am afraid

What happens afterwards?
What must I trade?

I need to set a goal
Have something to attain

And I need new habits
To maintain the gains

I drink to mask, I drink to hide
The self-loathing that I feel inside

I drink to overcome, I drink to be free
From stress and anxiety

I need to acknowledge
That I am afraid

What happens afterwards?
What must I trade?

I need to set a goal
Have something to attain

And I need new habits
To maintain the gains