Common Market - Weather Vane lyrics

In this current climate of change it seems some things never will Age of my formation split between the grange and Pleasureville Sk** and dedication, gained appreciation for the work He's up early to serve stock feed and tend to burley Surely this man is a model, though my role is cast in other fields Typify provisioner, I empathize, a brother feels Meaning in the motion goin' out to bring a promise home Son be there in spirit, father left to do the job alone Shown the ways of older generations, known little else Elements affect them all, weather wear the mental health Down inside the dale driving bales, on his own to think Arrived with the rye, just shy of mad and prone to drink In an eye blink, the storm clouds rolled in, tension built Let em pa**, them attempt an intervention – get 'em k**ed Caught up in the tempest, mother suffered nature's wrath When the neighbors asked, quick to say she slipped takin' a bath, but uh… And when the cops came knockin', she tell 'em "I aint talkin'" The thrashin' don't happen often – he's a hard workin' man, and the Baby's barely walkin' and the bills aint stoppin' A day lost will cost him – is it hard to understand Why the women keep livin' as the men keep hittin' Pa**ively pa**in' it off as a victim of circumstance Here's a whole life given, sacrificed for the children Let him loose, he's got no use for a tender hand CHORUS: Never break, it's a test of faith, I bet tomorrow brings a better day Rest your frame, help is on its way, signs are blowin through the weather vane d**h is grace, like it says in James, which of us will be kept to wait? No don't hesitate, no for heaven's sake, just let us pray The Good Lord's gonna set him straight Last year drought took the crops, now facin' floods Staples on the table aint enough, what we scrapin' up will Go to pay the bank back, partial payment – take that Life in dire straights will make a stark-raving maniac Tapped a fifth of vodka, kicked her hard enough to break a rib Shhh – keep quiet, too much cryin' she gon' wake the kids And when the cops came knockin' she tell em "I aint talkin'" It's only gon' be a problem when the farm don't yield You know a man's heart hardens when his fam starts starvin' The wind did in the garden, now the rains claimed the field I'll take the weight of the burden if it means less hurtin' In crisis the type of person you're with is fully revealed Things may be more certain if you take away the bourbon Tired of fussin' I'll discuss it when the bones heal CHORUS: Never break, it's a test of faith, I bet tomorrow brings a better day Rest your frame, help is on its way, signs are blowin through the weather vane d**h is grace, like it says in James, which of us will be kept to wait? No don't hesitate, no for heaven's sake, just let us pray The Good Lord's gonna set him straight Baby times are tough, but you know you're makin' em harder Household on the edge when you're wired on that firewater Daughter old enough to see the evidence, herself He told her "mind your business," nothing else, then headed for the shelf Once he polished off a bottle, started throttlin' the youngest son Nest threatened, mama got the weapon, now what's done is done And when the cops came knockin' she tell 'em "I aint talkin'" Drop the body in a coffin, dig a hole and throw it in When the callous won't soften, it's only one way to stop 'em He's gone, but not forgotten are the scars in the skin A mother's resolve is steady, with the volatile especially demanding Stand ready for the man to go again Spent enough time guessin' if the curse would turn deadly I heard every word you read me but I'm innocent CHORUS: Never break, it's a test of faith, I bet tomorrow brings a better day Rest your frame, help is on its way, signs are blowin through the weather vane d**h is grace, like it says in James, which of us will be kept to wait? No don't hesitate, no for heaven's sake, just let us pray The Good Lord's gonna set him straight