There's good money in construction for a Garrison man
But a heart in destruction won't mend in the wind
I saw him on a crosswalk lookin' hard led
Walkin' cold wet steel for Anna Rubyanne
I can hear the soft words slippin' out from under his tongue
But they ain't fixin' nothin' hurtin' worse in the sun
I reckon he's just buildin' time matter over mind
And walkin' cold wet steel for Anna Rubyanne, Anna Rubyanne
Below the sirens screamin'
The mornin' whistle moans
Letters come with a warnin' I know
Garrison knows
I feel my eyes grow weaker every time around
I've taken all my chances givin' way to other sounds
Garrison's far from solid ground but closer where I am
Walkin' cold wet steel for Anna Rubyanne, Anna Rubyanne
Below the sirens screamin'
The mornin' whistle moans
Letters come with a warnin' I know
Garrison knows
A woman's in a mission with children abreast
But harder times are written down for distance to bend
Garrison fell dead a long ways back when
Walkin' cold wet steel for Anna Rubyanne, Anna Rubyanne
Below the sirens screamin'
The mornin' whistle moans
Letters come with a warnin' I know
Garrison knows
Below the sirens screamin'
The mornin' whistle moans
Letters come with a warnin' I know
Garrison knows
Anna Rubyanne
Anna Rubyanne