Formica Gold

[Intro]
[Verse]
Chipped Formica under my hand
Dust motes dancing in the sun
Neon sign says Pie Special
The day has only just begun
I slide into the corner seat
Where the leather’s torn and frayed
Listening to the fiddle play
In the town where I was made
[Pre-Chorus]
Then I feel a little paper edge
Hidden in the dark
A tiny piece of history
That left a heavy mark
[Chorus]
It’s a dance ticket from ninety-nine
Your name written next to mine
You were gone by the fall
But I don’t mind at all
It’s not a weight that holds me down
Or a ghost that haunts this town
It’s just an anchor in the deep
A golden promise I can keep
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, an anchor in the deep
Something I can keep
[Verse]
You had a truck and big ideas
We were chasing down the moon
But the highway called your name
And you left the porch too soon
I used to cry when rain would fall
And stare at that empty space
Now I smile at the memory
Of your young and honest face
[Pre-Chorus]
I pull that ticket to the light
And smooth the wrinkled line
It’s funny how the bitter years
Turned out to be so fine
[Chorus]
It’s a dance ticket from ninety-nine
Your name written next to mine
You were gone by the fall
But I don’t mind at all
It’s not a weight that holds me down
Or a ghost that haunts this town
It’s just an anchor in the deep
A golden promise I can keep
[Bridge]
The pedal steel begins to cry
Like a long and lonely sigh
But the banjo brings the light
And makes everything feel right
The past is just a photograph
That teaches me how to laugh
[Solo]
[Chorus]
It’s a dance ticket from ninety-nine
Your name written next to mine
You were gone by the fall
But I don’t mind at all
It’s not a weight that holds me down
Or a ghost that haunts this town
It’s just an anchor in the deep
A golden promise I can keep
[Hook]
It's gold, it's gold
Stories I've been told
It's gold, it's gold
Never getting old
[Outro]