Here's a serious country song with a storytelling style—gritty, real, and heartfelt, with a touch of that outlaw country spirit.
"You Can't Sniff Cocaine with the Window Down"
(A Country Song)
Verse 1:
I was headed down to Houston on a broke-down kind of night,
Truck full of memories, but my heart ain't feeling right.
Whiskey on my breath, regrets in my veins,
Trying to outrun all the ghosts and the pain.
Pre-Chorus:
But there’s rules to this kind of living,
Things you learn along the way,
Like the price of every high,
And the hell you gotta pay.
Chorus:
You can't sniff cocaine with the window down,
And you can't snort blow in the rain.
Ain't no use in running if you’re losing ground,
That powder won’t wash off the shame.
You can chase every high till the road runs out,
But it won’t numb the things in your brain.
Verse 2:
Met a girl in Amarillo, said she knew about the blues,
She could read my kind like headlines in the news.
Said, "Boy, you ain't broken, you're just stuck in a spin,
You can drown in that white line, but you won’t breathe again."
Pre-Chorus:
There’s some things a man stops learning,
When he's living fast and blind,
Like the weight of every moment,
And the things you leave behind.
Chorus:
You can't sniff cocaine with the window down,
And you can't snort blow in the rain.
Ain't no use in running if you’re losing ground,
That powder won’t wash off the shame.
You can chase every high till the road runs out,
But it won’t numb the things in your brain.
Bridge:
Somewhere past the neon, where the highway fades to black,
I pulled off and I swore, Lord, I ain’t going back.
Threw that last damn baggie in the ditch by the road,
And let the cold wind take what it was I used to know.
Outro:
You can't sniff cocaine with the window down,
And you can't snort blow in the rain.
Ain't no use in running if you’re losing ground,
That powder won’t wash off the shame...
This song carries a dark, cautionary weight but stays true to outlaw country storytelling—gritty, real, and filled with hard-earned lessons. Would you want any tweaks to the tone or storyline?
