Lyrics
[Intro] [Verse] The gate hinge groans a low G note Dust settles in my winter coat Grandpa’s loader sits in the weeds Choking on some wild thistle seeds Ten acres of grey broken stone The quietest place I’ve ever known [Pre-Chorus] I signed the papers by the creek My hands felt heavy and my knees felt weak Giving up the family name Knowing things won't stay the same [Chorus] But they’re bringing in the wooden hives Starting up their brand new lives Where we crushed the rock to sand Sweetness is gonna take the land It ain't a loss or a bitter end Just a way for the earth to mend [Post-Chorus] Let the honey flow Let the clover grow Watch the grey turn gold A new story to be told [Verse] She wore a veil and a sun-bleached hat He asked me where the water’s at I showed them where the clover grows In the spots that the runoff knows They didn't see a barren pit They saw a garden, every bit of it [Pre-Chorus] I smelled the sage across the ridge I’m crossing over a narrow bridge Leaving the dust of the past behind Peace is what I’m trying to find [Chorus] But they’re bringing in the wooden hives Starting up their brand new lives Where we crushed the rock to sand Sweetness is gonna take the land It ain't a loss or a bitter end Just a way for the earth to mend [Bridge] Grandpa didn't like to see things sit He’d have hated a hollow pit Better to hear the hum of bees Drifting through the willow trees Than the ghost of a diesel crank Echoing off a limestone bank [Verse] I took the keys from the rusted lock Walked across the last pile of rock Turned the truck and I didn't look back Driving down the gravel track The mirror shows the dust rising high Underneath a wide open sky [Chorus] Yeah, they’re bringing in the wooden hives Starting up their brand new lives Where we crushed the rock to sand Sweetness is gonna take the land It ain't a loss or a bitter end Just a way for the earth to mend [Post-Chorus] Let the honey flow Let the clover grow Watch the grey turn gold A new story to be told [Outro]
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