The Rust and the Rhythm

[Intro]
[Verse]
Fifteen years of diesel dust
Fighting off the Kansas rust
Wrenching on a combine blade
Working in the cedar shade
Forty-two and feeling worn
Between the wheat and rows of corn
[Verse]
Found her sinking in the clay
Left to rot and fade away
Dull white paint and faded blue
Seventy-six, a ghost or two
Step inside the driver’s seat
Escaping from the summer heat
[Pre-Chorus]
Found a picture in the door
Tucked beneath the rubber floor
A boy with a lopsided grin
Where the story should begin
[Chorus]
Oh, I fix the heavy things
But I love the song she sings
Bringing back the sugar high
Underneath a prairie sky
Every bolt and every wire
Feeding a forgotten fire
It’s more than just a piece of tin
It’s letting the good back in
[Post-Chorus]
Let the bells ring
Hear the steel sing
Watch the kids run
In the evening sun
[Verse]
I found him on a quiet street
Resting up his aching feet
He saw the photo in my hand
The boy who served the dry land
He said he gave it all away
To brighten up a kid’s bad day
[Pre-Chorus]
He looked at me and started crying
Said he’d given up on trying
But we grabbed a heavy wrench
And left that old park bench
[Chorus]
Oh, I fix the heavy things
But I love the song she sings
Bringing back the sugar high
Underneath a prairie sky
Every bolt and every wire
Feeding a forgotten fire
It’s more than just a piece of tin
It’s letting the good back in
[Bridge]
We spent a month in the garage
Chasing down a ghost mirage
Sanding down the rougher parts
Healing up two tired hearts
No one saw the worth in it
Until the neon sign was lit
[Chorus]
Oh, I fix the heavy things
But I love the song she sings
Bringing back the sugar high
Underneath a prairie sky
Every bolt and every wire
Feeding a forgotten fire
It’s more than just a piece of tin
It’s letting the good back in
[Outro]