- Bad Medicine -
[Verse 1]
You were a porch light in the bad wind
I was a man tryin not to cave in
We let the dark come in and sit down
And I called it love till it all burned out
You were a warm room, I was all nerve
We were the kind of hurt that never learns
A little mercy with a mean streak in it
A little heaven with the devil slipped in
[Pre-Chorus]
Some things feel like shelter
Some things feel like sin
Some things get under your skin
And never leave again
[Chorus]
We were bad medicine
Strong and sweet
A little peace in the blood
Then the hurt underneath
Love still mattered
I know it did
Even when it cut too deep
Even when it never quit
We were bad medicine
Hard to leave
A little light in the dark
A little war in me
[Verse 2]
There were cards face down on the table
A house half standing, built unstable
A bottle open, a screen door shaking
A road in the dark we kept on taking
You were a fire I could not cool down
I was a wheel always spinning out
Every time I thought I saw straight
We’d hit the same wall, just a different way
[Pre-Chorus]
Some roads look like promise
Till they break you down
Some loves sound like gospel
Till the truth comes out
[Chorus]
We were bad medicine
Strong and sweet
A little warmth in the bones
Then a cut too deep
Love still mattered
I’ll say that still
Even when it came in wrong
Even when it never healed
We were bad medicine
Hard to leave
A little blood in the honey
A little trick up the sleeve
[Bridge]
So I poured the rest out in the sink
Watched it run clean
Tried to find the line between
What was hunger, what was need
And maybe both were living there
Under the same roof
Maybe something can be real
And still not make it through
[Final Chorus]
We were bad medicine
Strong and sweet
A little hope in the lungs
But no steady beat
Love still mattered
That much is true
Even if it hurt like hell
Even if it hurt you too
We were bad medicine
But not a lie
Just the kind of fire
You survive by leaving behind
[Outro]
Porch light burning
No one at the door
Love can be real
And still be a war
