Rust and Gold

[Intro]
[Verse]
Coffee's getting cold out here
Stars are starting to appear
Cracked a drawer in the hall
Found that picture on the wall
Polaroid of us in the sun
Back when we were twenty-one
Grease on your face and a grin
Where do I even begin?
[Pre-Chorus]
The engine wouldn't turn at all
Waiting for the summer rain to fall
We had nothing but time
And a couple of nickels and a dime
[Chorus]
Oh, the rust was turning into gold
Stories that we never told
Just two kids under the hood
Doing the best that we could
Now you’re three thousand miles away
But I’m sitting on the porch today
And I’m thankful for the quiet
Yeah, I’m thankful for the quiet
[Verse]
That old Chevy was a wreck
Sweat dripping down your neck
Wrenching on the manifold
Trying to do what we were told
Radio playing something slow
Nowhere left for us to go
Just the driveway and the trees
And the cooling evening breeze
[Pre-Chorus]
The headlights finally flickered on
Right before the breaking of the dawn
We felt like we could fly
Underneath that heavy July sky
[Chorus]
Oh, the rust was turning into gold
Stories that we never told
Just two kids under the hood
Doing the best that we could
Now you’re three thousand miles away
But I’m sitting on the porch today
And I’m thankful for the quiet
Yeah, I’m thankful for the quiet
[Bridge]
Sometimes I wonder if you see
The same moon that’s watching me
Across the plains and the pines
Between the borders and the lines
I found the keys in the tray
They still look the same way
Heavy and cold in my hand
Like a map of a promised land
[Chorus]
Oh, the rust was turning into gold
Stories that we never told
Just two kids under the hood
Doing the best that we could
Now you’re three thousand miles away
But I’m sitting on the porch today
And I’m thankful for the quiet
Yeah, I’m thankful for the quiet
[Outro]