Track Insight / Lyrics
The kitchen clock ticks quarter past
A stray hound watches steam rise up
His ribs show through his weathered coat
He never drinks from the copper cup
Kettle guard, kettle guard
Waiting by the burner slow
Kettle guard, kettle guard
He won't leave that warm yellow glow
The back door swings but no one calls
He lifts one ear and lets it fall
His tail sweeps once across the floor
Then settles back to watch the wall
Kettle guard, kettle guard
Waiting by the burner slow
Kettle guard, kettle guard
He won't leave that warm yellow glow
He chased the deer through frozen fields
He slept in ditches, thin and cold
Now every creak inside the house
Is something worth his weight in gold
Kettle guard, kettle guard
Waiting by the burner slow
Kettle guard, kettle guard
He won't leave that warm yellow glow
The window shows a purple sky
The lamp hums low above his head
He sets his chin across his paws
And guards the living from the dead
Kettle guard, kettle guard
Waiting by the burner slow
Kettle guard, kettle guard
He won't leave that warm yellow glow
Kettle guard, kettle guard
Steam is all he'll ever know
Kettle guard, kettle guard
He won't leave that warm yellow glow
Steam curls up from the copper spout
The stray hound stays till lights go out
