Sweetness in the Jar

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dust motes dancing in the light
Cardboard boxes stacked up tight
Sunroom air is growing thin
Letting all the memories in
Gingham curtains wave goodbye
Underneath a Georgia sky
[Pre-Chorus]
Then my fingers touch the glass
Watching all the seasons pass
A mason jar beneath the shelf
A piece of her, a piece of self
[Chorus]
It’s the sugar and the grit
Every little piece of it
Handwritten lines in faded blue
Carry me to something new
She taught me how to bend
Until the broken pieces mend
Inherited the light
To make the morning bright
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh, the light)
(Ooh, the morning bright)
[Verse]
Screen door gives a rusty creak
Peach jam steam against my cheek
Flour stains on every card
Life was soft but life was hard
Pressure cooker starts to hiss
Nothing I would want to miss
[Pre-Chorus]
Silver hair and apron strings
The magic that the kitchen brings
The ink is smudged but I can see
The woman she wanted me to be
[Chorus]
It’s the sugar and the grit
Every little piece of it
Handwritten lines in faded blue
Carry me to something new
She taught me how to bend
Until the broken pieces mend
Inherited the light
To make the morning bright
[Bridge]
She never said a word of pain
Just how to dance inside the rain
Keep the sweetness in the jar
No matter where the journeys are
The lid is tight, the seal is strong
This is where I still belong
[Solo]
[Verse]
New kitchen, different view
But the stove is burning true
Folding flour in the bowl
Healing up my restless soul
I can hear her quiet laugh
Walking down this chosen path
[Chorus]
It’s the sugar and the grit
Every little piece of it
Handwritten lines in faded blue
Carry me to something new
She taught me how to bend
Until the broken pieces mend
Inherited the light
To make the morning bright
[Outro]