Five Reasons

[Verse 1] Five bottles on the counter Phone turned face-down by the sink You said we're finally over So why do I still have to think? Red hair in the bathroom mirror Mascara holding on somehow I look like someone with an answer Don't ask me for one right now [Pre-Chorus] Don't call Don't knock Don't say you changed your mind We both know how this story goes We've done it every time [Chorus] Five bottles Five reasons not to call you Five chances to forget Five little glass excuses For everything I haven't left Five bottles Line them up beside me Like soldiers I don't trust I swear tonight I'll end it Then I drink another one because— If I don't drink It's worse for my health And probably worse for everyone else [Verse 2] Tomorrow I'll look professional Clean shirt, perfect reply No one at work will ever notice I spent the whole damn night asking why You always liked me furious You said I looked alive that way Funny how you called it passion When neither one of us could stay [Pre-Chorus] Don't smile Don't tease Don't tell me that you knew I'd throw the door wide open The second I saw you [Chorus] Five bottles Five reasons not to call you Five chances to forget Five little glass excuses For everything I haven't left Five bottles Line them up beside me Like soldiers I don't trust I swear tonight I'll end it Then I drink another one because— If I don't drink It's worse for my health And probably worse for everyone else [Bridge] Bottle one says, "Block her" Bottle two says, "Sleep" Bottle three remembers Everything I meant to keep Bottle four gets angry Bottle five just laughs And somewhere after midnight I stop wanting you back Maybe [Final Chorus] Five bottles But tonight I leave one standing Four is more than enough Maybe that's not called recovering But it's something close to us Five bottles Used to wait here every evening Like a ritual I knew Now there's one still on the counter And for once I'm not saving it for you [Outro] Phone down Lights out One bottle left unopened That's enough For now