Verse 1There's A Half-Lit Bar On The Edge Of TownNeon Hums When The Sun Goes DownHe Swore He Wouldn't Be Back In That PlaceBut Life's Got A Way Of Changing Your PaceHe Chased His Dreams Down Those RoadsBroke His Back On The Life He ChoseI Told Him "Don't Worry Daddy You'll Be Just Fine"Now's He Lost In The Mess He Left BehindPre-ChorusMy Mama Said, "Honey, Don't Run From Pain"But He Never Learned How To Make It Stay Away, And SaidI'm Back To What I Know, Back To The BurnBack To A Glass That Don't Ask Me To LearnWhen The World Gets Loud And My Faith Gets LowI Lean On The Only Thing I KnowIt Don't Fix A Thing, But It Gets Me ThroughWhen I Don't Know Where Else To GoAnd, I Hate That It's TrueBut I'm Back To What I KnowVerse 2He Tried Clean Nights And Early MorningsWhite-Knuckled Hope And Empty WarningsSaid He Was Done With The Ghosts InsideBut They Creep In When He Kills The LightsFriends Moved On, Found Higher GroundAnd He's Still Stuck In The Same Old DoubtsNow He's Sitting At The Bar With His Old FriendsJim Beam And Jack Daniels Are Pourin' AgainPre-Chorus"Son I'm Sorry I Tried My Best,But The Night Keeps Crawling Back Into My Chest"ChorusAnd I'm Back To What I Know, Back To The FlameBack To The Thing That Calls My NameWhen My Hands Shake And My Heart Feels ColdI Find My Comfort In Liquid GoldIt Don't Save Me, It Just PretendsLike I Ain't This Lost SoulAnd I Fall AgainSo I'm Back To What I KnowBridgeI See My Reflection In The Bottom Of The GlassLooks Like A Man Who's Living In The PastI Know This Road Don't Lead Me HomeBut It's The Only One I've Ever KnownAnd If Hopes Still Waiting Somewhere Down The LineLord, I Hope It's Got Patience For A Soul Like MineChorusAnd I'm Back To What I Know, Back To The NightBack To A Buzz That Kills The FightWhen The Weight Of The World Gets Too Damn CloseI Drown My Doubts In Another DoseIt Don't Heal Me, It Just SlowsThe Hurt I Can't OutgrowAnd I'm Still Chasing GhostsBut I'm Back To What I KnowOutroSomeday I'll Find A Better WaySomeday I'll Lay This Crutch Down SlowBut Tonight I'm Just Trying To Stay AfloatSo I'm Back... Back To What I Know