Sweet Sticky Truth

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dusty boots from the supply store floor
Walking through the festival door
Sun is high and the band is loud
Spotting you in the Sunday crowd
You’re wearing that same crooked grin
Wondering where the hell you’ve been
I’ve got peach juice on my hand
Trying to make you understand
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s been a decade and a day
Since we watched the world fade gray
Now the colors are back in bloom
In this crowded outdoor room
[Chorus]
Sharing cobbler at a rickety table
Reading life like a faded label
It’s sweet and sticky and tart
Like the beat of a small-town heart
We didn’t chase the neon lights
But we’re sleeping fine at nights
Yeah, we’re doing alright
Just doing alright
[Post-Chorus]
Sticky fingers and a plastic spoon
Underneath a Georgia afternoon
[Verse]
You’re selling tractors three counties down
I’m still the queen of this town
Selling salt licks and barbed wire
Keeping out the prairie fire
You asked about my mama’s health
Like you’re checking on your wealth
No more fire in your eyes
Just the blue of summer skies
[Chorus]
Sharing cobbler at a rickety table
Reading life like a faded label
It’s sweet and sticky and tart
Like the beat of a small-town heart
We didn’t chase the neon lights
But we’re sleeping fine at nights
Yeah, we’re doing alright
Just doing alright
[Bridge]
The fiddle’s playing a lonesome tune
Ending way too soon
We were wild and we were green
Worst thing this town had seen
Now we’re just two ghosts at tea
Content with who we turned out to be
No more tears to cry
Just a soft goodbye
[Verse]
Your wife is calling from the booth
That’s the cold and honest truth
I’ve got a truck that needs a wash
And a garden full of winter squash
We wiped the crumbs off the wood
Both agreed that it tasted good
I’ll see you at the next one, friend
Until the summer comes again
[Chorus]
Sharing cobbler at a rickety table
Reading life like a faded label
It’s sweet and sticky and tart
Like the beat of a small-town heart
We didn’t chase the neon lights
But we’re sleeping fine at nights
Yeah, we’re doing alright
Just doing alright
[Outro]