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