beyond the fence
Singer:iron & wine
two flat tires on the model t
two birds fightin' for a bug
faded squares like snowy tv screens
where your photographs were hung
keep old glory folded on a shelf
in a cabinet full of guns
sell that engine block to someone else
maybe they can make it run
how'd that calf get out beyond the fence?
how'd that hole get in your jeans?
movie show was once but twenty cents
that mud there was once a stream
hand in hand you watch the sun go down
barbara wears her mother's old nightgown
sleeping with a nightlight on
white sheet blowin' on a short clothesline
new tree bendin' to the breeze
this clock's beautiful but can't keep time
what's that scar on both your knees?