Pick Your Poison Lyrics by Knox, tells the story of a young, inexperienced guy from the Midwest who meets a confident, slightly older woman at a party. She’s bold, flirty, and knows how to have fun, while he’s just stepping into that world. She invites him to “pick his poison,” meaning to choose a drink—or metaphorically, to take a chance on something new. He responds by saying he wants to choose her. They share drinks, laughs, and a moment of connection, ending with her leaving her number and a kiss, suggesting the beginning of something exciting and unexpected.
Genre: Pop
Pick Your Poison Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was a fresh-faced Midwest corn-fed kid pushing nineteen
She had a few tattoos, one or two more years on her ID
That girl was pouring up shots at the back of the party
Like everyone there knew her name
I didn’t know how to drink, but I sure felt like starting
The moment that she looked my way
[Chorus]
She told me, “Honey, pick your poison, mine’s a lemon and gin
With a hint, a mix of pretty boys in over their head
I’ll admit, I’m kinda craving the taste of something new
So, come on, honey, pick your poison”
And I said, “Can I pick you?”
[Post-Chorus]
(P-pick your poison, p-pick your poison)
(P-pick your poison)
[Verse 2]
She smiled and laughed, put some salt on the glass
Then she threw it back with me (Threw it back with me)
She said, “You had me at ‘Hey,'” then she handed me a chase
Yeah, my face went as pink as the Whitney (Pink as the Whitney)
[Pre-Chorus]
And then she took me by the hand
And said, “Boy, you better dance
‘Cause this is our song now and this is your chance
[Chorus]
So, honey, pick your poison, mine’s a lemon and gin
With a hint, a mix of pretty boys in over their head
I’ll admit, I’m kinda craving the taste of something new
So, come on, honey, pick your poison”
And I said, “Can I pick you?”
[Post-Chorus]
(P-pick your poison, p-pick your poison)
(P-pick your poison) I said, “Can I pick you?”
(P-pick your poison, p-pick your poison)
(P-pick your poison)
[Bridge]
I was a fresh-faced Midwest corn-fed kid pushing nineteen
She left me a kiss and her number on my wrist
And said, “You know where to find me”
(You know where to find me)
[Chorus]
She told me, “Honey, pick your poison, mine’s a lemon and gin
With a hint, a mix of pretty boys in over their head
I’ll admit, I’m kinda craving the taste of something new (Taste of something new)
So, come on, honey, pick your poison”
And I said, “Can I pick you?”
[Post-Chorus]
(P-pick your poison, p-pick your poison)
(P-pick your poison) I said, “Can I pick you?”
(P-pick your poison, p-pick your poison)
(P-pick your poison)
Pick Your Poison (MV)
Audio Credits
Artist : Knox
Album : Going, Going, Gone
Lyricist : Knox
Music : Will Carlson
Label : Atlantic Records, Barbershop Records