The Pocket of the Flannel

[Intro]
[Verse]
Sunlight spills across the floor
Dust motes dance toward the door
Autumn leaves begin to fall
Shadows stretch along the wall
I am folding cotton sleeves
Tracing what the season leaves
[Pre-Chorus]
Faded blue and worn-out thread
Words we never quite had said
Then my fingers find a spark
Something hidden in the dark
[Chorus]
A paper scrap from ninety-nine
Your messy hand beside the line
We were young and we were loud
Lost inside a summer crowd
I don't cry for what is gone
I just carry pieces on
Thank you for the light you gave
In every memory I save
[Post-Chorus]
Tracing lines of gold
Stories to be told
Nothing's ever old
In the light of gold
[Verse]
The ink is blurred and turning grey
But I remember every play
Rain was pouring on the stage
Turning over a new page
You were laughing in the mud
Life was pulsing in our blood
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the kitchen's still and warm
Safe from every winter storm
I can feel you in the air
Like you’re sitting in that chair
[Chorus]
A paper scrap from ninety-nine
Your messy hand beside the line
We were young and we were loud
Lost inside a summer crowd
I don't cry for what is gone
I just carry pieces on
Thank you for the light you gave
In every memory I save
[Bridge]
Grief is just a heavy coat
Love is like a paper boat
Floating on a steady stream
Waking from a lovely dream
I’ll put the flannel in the chest
Letting all the sorrow rest
[Hook]
Just a little piece of time
Written in a simple rhyme
Just a little piece of you
In a shade of denim blue
[Chorus]
A paper scrap from ninety-nine
Your messy hand beside the line
We were young and we were loud
Lost inside a summer crowd
I don't cry for what is gone
I just carry pieces on
Thank you for the light you gave
In every memory I save
[Post-Chorus]
Tracing lines of gold
Stories to be told
Nothing's ever old
In the light of gold
[Outro]