Intro
(uh)
Yeah
Verse 1
Bartender, line 'em up, I'm buying for the room
Tonight's not for crying, tonight's for breaking out the gloom
Used to come in here to drown the things I couldn't say
Tonight I'm here to toast the woman walking free today
You thought I'd fall apart, thought I'd be a mess to find
Instead I'm at the bar, lipstick sharp, leaving you behind
Every sad song on the jukebox, I'm skipping past tonight
Tonight's a different kind of record, tonight I'm playing it right
Pre-Chorus
So pour another round, raise it to the air
(raise it up, raise it up)
Here's to never wasting one more tear
(raise it up, raise it up)
Chorus
I'm not drinking to forget you, I'm drinking 'cause I'm free
Toasting to the woman that you never let me be
Every empty seat beside me feels like victory
This the sound of someone finally choosing me
(uh, oh-oh)
I'm not drinking to forget you, I'm drinking 'cause I'm free
(uh, oh-oh)
Toasting to the woman that you never let me be
Verse 2
I used to shrink down at this bar, used to hide my face
Now I'm holding court like I own the whole damn place
Every story that I'm telling, I'm the hero, not the wreck
Every glass I raise tonight is a different kind of check
On the list of things I thought I'd never get to feel
Powerful and certain, unbreakable and real
You can keep the quiet life, keep the version that you chose
I'll be right here at the bar, living loud, living close
Pre-Chorus
So pour another round, raise it to the air
(raise it up, raise it up)
Here's to never wasting one more tear
(raise it up, raise it up)
Chorus
I'm not drinking to forget you, I'm drinking 'cause I'm free
Toasting to the woman that you never let me be
Every empty seat beside me feels like victory
This the sound of someone finally choosing me
(uh, oh-oh)
I'm not drinking to forget you, I'm drinking 'cause I'm free
(uh, oh-oh)
Toasting to the woman that you never let me be
Bridge
Raise it up
(raise it up)
Choosing me
(choosing me)
Here's to every single version
Of the woman I'm gonna be
Chorus
I'm not drinking to forget you, I'm drinking 'cause I'm free
Toasting to the woman that you never let me be
Every empty seat beside me feels like victory
This the sound of someone finally choosing me
(uh, oh-oh)
I'm not drinking to forget you, I'm drinking 'cause I'm free
(uh, oh-oh)
Toasting to the woman that you never let me be
Outro
(uh)
Choosing me
Yeah
