The Five Dollar Flannel

[Intro]
[Verse]
Found this flannel on a dusty rack
Smelled like cedar and a heart attack
Reached inside the pocket on the right
Found a little piece of Friday night
Two thousand twelve, the ink is light
But the memory is burning bright
I can almost hear the crowd tonight
[Pre-Chorus]
The edges are frayed and thin
Where do I even begin?
To tell you how it’s been?
Since the world did us in?
[Chorus]
Oh, we were loud and we were young
With every anthem that we sung
I’m still here, and you are gone
But the melody is carrying on
Yeah, it’s carrying on
In the quiet of the dawn
[Post-Chorus]
Just a ghost in the thread
All the things we never said
[Verse]
You were wearing that ridiculous hat
We argued ‘bout this band and that
Walking home beneath a yellow moon
Thinking life would never end too soon
Now I’m humming that old-fashioned tune
In a quiet, empty afternoon
While the garden starts to bloom
[Pre-Chorus]
The coffee is getting cold
I’m finally doing what I’m told
Letting the new days unfold
Growing brave instead of old
[Chorus]
Oh, we were loud and we were young
With every anthem that we sung
I’m still here, and you are gone
But the melody is carrying on
Yeah, it’s carrying on
In the quiet of the dawn
[Bridge]
The harmonium hums a low G
Like a ghost sitting next to me
I bought a new pot for the tea
I’m learning how to just be
Without the weight of the debris
Finally setting the spirit free
[Verse]
I paid the five bucks and I walked away
Wore the flannel through the entire day
The sun is hitting the porch floorboards
I’m finding all those missing chords
No more fighting with the heavy swords
Just the peace that time affords
In the simple, quiet words
[Chorus]
Oh, we were loud and we were young
With every anthem that we sung
I’m still here, and you are gone
But the melody is carrying on
Yeah, it’s carrying on
In the quiet of the dawn
[Post-Chorus]
It’s a soft kind of grace
In this old and dusty place
Finding light in the space
[Outro]