Ryan "ryno" Nicholson: Listening Booth

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Afraid to Breathe

Another rainy day and the cold winds blowin
Mr. Wendel’s in his chair sittin’ all alone again
He meets the bottle with his tremblin’ lips
Though he swore it’d never come to this

Chorus
He said, Sometimes I think that I’d be better off dead
To silence the memories runnin’ through my head
And all the hurt of yesterday
This bottle’s all I have takin’ it away

Sometimes I wish that it wasn’t so hard
To give it all up for a brand new start
But this pool of pain is much to deep
These days I’m not afraid to drown
Just afraid to breathe

He said, I was six feet down lookin’ up
At the barrel of a gun when the trigger got stuck
Then Billy screamed and a loud shot roared
Lost my best friend fighting in that war

Chorus
He said, Sometimes I think that I’d be better off dead
To silence the memories runnin’ through my head
And all the hurt of yesterday
This bottle’s all I have takin’ it away

Sometimes I wish that it wasn’t so hard
To give it all up for a brand new start
But this pool of pain is much to deep
These days I’m not afraid to drown
Just afraid to breathe

(Bridge)
I know it’s a selfish way to think
I’ve hurt my friends and my family
I’ve scared them all away

He said “ a girl came by early this year
Askin’ questions bout’ her daddy holdin’ back tears
It took all that I had to look her in the eyes
And tell her Billy is the reason, I’m still alive

Chorus
Sometimes I think that I’d be better off dead
To silence the memories runnin’ through my head
And all the hurt of yesterday
This bottle’s all I have takin’ it away

Sometimes I wish that it wasn’t so hard
To give it all up for a brand new start
But this pool of pain is much to deep
These days I’m not afraid to drown
Just afraid to breathe

No I'm not afraid to drown....
Just afraid to breathe

Thanks for listening and God bless...