beyond the fence

Iron & Wine

Two flat tires on the model t
Two birds fightin for a bug
Faded squares like snowy TV screens
Where your photographs were hung

Keep old glory folded on a shelf
In a cabinet full of guns
Sell that engine block to someone else
Maybe they can make it run
How d that calf get out beyond the fence?
How d that hole get in your jeans?
Movie show was once but twenty cents
That mud there was once a stream

The Moon is high, your nose is burned
Your dog is gone
Your mouth is dry, the milk is turned
But barbara s home

Hand in hand you watch the Sun go down
Colored lullaby of God
Barbara wears her mother s old nightgown
Sleeping with a nightlight on

White sheet blowin on a short clothesline
New tree bendin to the breeze
This clock s beautiful but can t keep time
What s that scar on both your knees?

The Moon is high, your nose is burned
Your dog is gone
Your mouth is dry, the milk is turned
But barbara s home