Track Insight / Lyrics
Brass chain caught on splintered pine
Second hand forgot the time
Cypress knees drink tea-stained water
Driver knows what he oughta
Brass watch bayou holds the night
Porch light flickers, burning bright
Gator slides through Spanish moss
Driver counts the heavy cost
Tick tock tangled in the wood
Bayou keeps what understood
Fare paid in wrinkled dollar bills
Windows down through humid hills
Radio played Hank and Patsy
Now the dash sits cold and nasty
Brass watch bayou holds the night
Porch light flickers, burning bright
Gator slides through Spanish moss
Driver counts the heavy cost
Tick tock tangled in the wood
Bayou keeps what understood
Hurricane took the roof last fall
Watch kept ticking through it all
Engraved initials, worn down smooth
Driver knows the golden rule
Brass watch bayou holds the night
Porch light flickers, burning bright
Gator slides through Spanish moss
Driver counts the heavy cost
Tick tock tangled in the wood
Bayou keeps what understood
Mileage don't matter none
When the racing's finally done
Keys hang quiet on the nail
Wind sings through the screen door veil
Firefly maps the porch rail path
Driver does the driver's math
One more fare to kingdom come
Bayou swallows setting sun
Brass watch bayou holds the night
Porch light flickers, burning bright
Gator slides through Spanish moss
Driver counts the heavy cost
Tick tock tangled in the wood
Bayou keeps what understood
Brass watch bayou holds the night
Porch light flickers, burning bright
Chain slips free at last
Time moves on, time moves past