Verse 1

He’d been there all happy hour
Spinning a 2 year chip on the counter
I picked the stool to his left
And asked him
What’s that in your hands

Verse 2

He said it’s an all-night
Conversation about a man
Too gone for saving
Who traded in everything
He loved for a buzz
That didn’t love him

Pre Chorus

He said only light
I saw was neon in a dive
Off of West End
I was all out of hope
At the end of my rope
I knew it was sink or swim

Chorus 1

I was dead in the water
Drowning in bourbon
I was a goner
That’s when I heard Him
Whisper to my soul
At 2AM I said Amen

Chorus 2

I poured out the bottle
Found something stronger
When I didn’t wanna live any longer
I crawled down to that muddy riverside
Dead in the water
And I walked out alive

Verse 3

He said I come back here
To remember who I was
Before that river
Washed away the hell
That held me down so long

Verse 4

Now I share my testimony
With the whiskey bent and the lonely
Who think that they don’t have a prayer
Lord knows I’ve been there

Chorus 1

Dead in the water
Drowning in bourbon
I was a goner
That’s when I heard Him
Whisper to my soul
At 2AM I said Amen

Chorus 2

I poured out the bottle
Found something stronger
When I didn’t wanna live any longer
I crawled down to that muddy riverside
Dead in the water
And I walked out alive

Refrain

I walked out alive

Bridge

There’s a way to leave behind
Everywhere you’ve ever been
There’s a well that won’t run dry
You’ll never thirst again

Chorus 3

Come to the water
Bring all your hurting
Come as you are
And lay down your burdens
Just call on Jesus’ name
At 2 AM and say Amen

Chorus 4

Pour out the bottle
There’s something stronger
You don’t have to live
This way any longer
Just crawl down to that muddy riverside
Dead in the water
And you’ll walk out alive

Outro

You will walk out alive
Hallelujah