“You Proof” is a song by Morgan Wallen expressing his wish to forget about a woman whose memory will not vanish. Country Now called it a heartbreak anthem that finds Wallen crooning over the need to drown his memories with a bottle of something strong. The song features lyrics and music written by Ashley Glenn Gorley, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Charlie Handsome and Joey Moi. In the song, the singer expresses his desire to forget about a woman whose memory will not go away.
Relationship Catastrophe: Booze Doesn’t Cut It
From American Songwriter on the meaning behind the song: “Nothing the bartender has in store is doing it for Wallen. The country star is haunted by the memory of an ex-lover and heads to his local dive to do some liquid therapy. The shots have been startin’ up a buzz. He’s throwing back doubles. Nothing is quite doing the trick. The whiskey might be 100% proof but nothing is quite as strong as the memory of her.”
“You Proof” is about a person in a saloon who hopes that whiskey will erase all memories of the woman he once loved. He has been drinking many glasses of whiskey because he heard that strong liquor erases unwanted memories. Even double shots do not numb his emotional pain. The singer feels that he should get a refund because drinking whiskey does not work. He still has every memory associated with the woman he lost.
Need Something That Doesn’t Remind Me
Wallen laments that he needs to find a remedy that is “you proof.” The lyrics mention that even 90-proof to 100-proof whiskey is not “you proof.” He is even trying concoctions made with several types of liquor and insists that he is not doing this correctly because she still exists in her mind. In the song, Wallen states that whiskey used to help him in other situations, but not this time. He insists that he needs something “you proof.” But something “you proof” does not exist. The listener can only hope that the singer will find happiness and have the ability to conquer his depression.
The song is about a man with persistent memories of a loved one who is no longer in his life. All the whiskey in the world will not get rid of his anguish. The song’s lyrics mean that the singer requires a miracle if he wants to get on with his life in a positive way. Drowning his sorrows in whiskey does not erase her memory. He mentions that he has lost a lot of money buying whiskey. The singer tells listeners he is wasting his time in a bar lamenting his sorrow.
“You Proof” has memorable music and lyrics, and the song also features a catchy title. The singer admits that there is no “you proof” remedy. A “you proof” remedy means that the woman’s presence in his memory ceases to exist. So, a puzzling predicament presents itself in that the singer tries to drown his sorrow in whiskey and other similar beverages only to realize that even 100-proof whiskey does not work. Will he find something “you proof?” Only time will tell.
Lyrics
Yeah, I’ve been throwin’ down the whiskey
I oughta get my money back
And someone said it drowns a memory
Ah, but it ain’t doing jack
Yeah, I’ve been sippin’, I’ve been buzzin’
Shootin’ doubles like it’s nothin’
Ah, but nothin’ makes you go away
I need something you proof
Somethin’ stronger than I’m used to
Yeah, I’ve been pourin’ ninety to a hundred
Feel like nothing’s gonna cut it, that’s the hard truth
Yeah, I need something you proof
Oh, I need something you proof
Poured ’em up ’til they’re shuttin’ ’em down, yeah
You never ain’t not around, yeah
Don’t matter what time, what town
I can’t get you gone
Turn the bar, yeah, upside down
Just looking for somethin’ that does it
I give ’em all my money
Ain’t nobody sellin’ nothing you proof
Somethin’ stronger than I’m used to
Yeah, I’ve been pourin’ ninety to a hundred
Feel like nothing’s gonna cut it, that’s the hard truth
Yeah, I need something you proof
Oh, I need something you proof
Hey, I’ve been mixing liquors tryin’ to get you gone
Ah, but I must be doin’ somethin’ wrong
‘Cause I’ve been working hard to fade your memory
Baby, but the only thing faded is me
I need something you proof
Somethin’ stronger than I’m used to
Yeah, I’ve been pourin’ ninety to a hundred
Feel like nothing’s gonna cut it, that’s the hard truth
I need something you proof (Poured ’em up ’til they’re shuttin’ ’em down, yeah)
Ah, I need something you proof (you never ain’t not around)
(Don’t matter what time, what town)
(I can’t get you gone)
(Turn the bar, yeah, upside down)
(Just looking for somethin’ that does it)
(I’ll give ’em all my money)
(Ain’t nobody selling nothing you proof)
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Ashley Glenn Gorley / Ernest Keith Smith / Morgan Wallen / Ryan Vojtesak
You Proof lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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