The Gold in the Glass

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dust on the gravel road
Heavy is the drifter’s load
Fence posts turned to bone white
Fading in the evening light
Gate’s hanging by a rusted chain
Thirsty for the summer rain
[Pre-Chorus]
I stayed away too long
Singing every lonesome song
Thinking she’d forget my face
In this quiet, hollow place
[Chorus]
But there’s gold in the glass
Through the years that had to pass
Sweet peaches in the pantry row
From a garden I used to know
She knew I’d be coming back
Down this worn and dusty track
Forgiveness in a dented lid
For everything I ever did
[Post-Chorus]
Sweet syrup on a silver spoon
Underneath a rising moon
She left the light on in the jar
No matter just how far
[Verse]
Kitchen floor is cold and grey
Since the day she went away
Found her apron on the chair
Still a scent of woodsmoke there
I reached into the cellar dark
Found a light, a tiny spark
[Bridge]
The steel guitar begins to cry
Underneath a wide-open sky
I’m thirty-four and feeling old
Holding on to jars of gold
She didn't need a fancy word
To make sure her heart was heard
[Verse]
Porch swing has a steady creak
Like the words I couldn't speak
The mandolin begins to play
As the shadows drift away
I’ll fix the roof and mend the wire
Build a brand new kitchen fire
I’m putting down these wandering boots
And watering these thirsty roots
[Chorus]
But there’s gold in the glass
Through the years that had to pass
Sweet peaches in the pantry row
From a garden I used to know
She knew I’d be coming back
Down this worn and dusty track
Forgiveness in a dented lid
For everything I ever did
[Outro]