Track Insight / Lyrics
Copper glints beneath the shade
As hungry feet line up and wait
I stack the weight of every trade
And count each day's small sum by fate
The noon sun settles on my crate
While hungry hands salute the rate
Count the coins, ring them clear
Keep the promise, dry the tear
One thin dime and one bright dime
Make a little room and climb
Count the coins, hold them tight
Turn a penny into light
The sheriff's shadow crosses dust
As thunder mutters from the west
My apron's patched with words I trust
And every sold sweet corn is blessed
A child holds copper by the thumb
And says the day is good for some
Count the coins, ring them clear
Keep the promise, dry the tear
One thin dime and one bright dime
Make a little room and climb
Count the coins, hold them tight
Turn a penny into light
A card game rattles down the lane
A freight train rattles through my brain
I call the weather by its name
And pocket sunshine after rain
The losing hand can learn to turn
While patient fortune wheels the urn
At dusk the lanterns gutter gold
As cooling streets begin to creak
My aging knees resist the cold
The wooden cart still finds its street
I learned the road from cash and clay
And gave the young enough to stay
Count the coins, ring them clear
Keep the promise, dry the tear
One thin dime and one bright dime
Make a little room and climb
Count the coins, hold them high
Turn a penny into light
