Early dim stars are still out Moving in and out of the clouds Tree trunks are deep somber grey Against the sky crowded with bats I'm standing over the stove Sipping at my steaming cup Looking out over the land Alive enough to touch Love goes bad all over A quick taste of fear on my lips
Love goes bad all over Are you walking this dirt road home? The room is still dark around me Hank Williams on the radio Coffee's running down my throat My humming voice like gravel The eastern sky is rimming with red A bobwhite call is waiting I can smell the trace of d**h Coming to me