Boots hit planks at noon's high blaze
Dust settles deep in nail-head maze
Twin suns glare on weathered skin
Porch takes weight and lets him in
Salt in the grain holds fast
Twin suns burn on the glass
Porch endures while the stranger rides
Salt in the grain abides
Harpsichord wind through splintered slats
Cello growls where violin sat
Flute cries thin as fraying twine
Wood drinks rain like aged wine
Salt in the grain holds fast
Twin suns burn on the glass
Porch endures while the stranger rides
Salt in the grain abides
Lightning stitches sky to ground
Thunder shakes the foundation sound
Gunslinger sits, pipe clay cold
Porch keeps secrets, wood holds old
Salt in the grain holds fast
Twin suns burn on the glass
Porch endures while the stranger rides
Salt in the grain abides
Dawn breaks pale on splintered rail
Boots retreat on dusty trail
Twin suns climb, the storm is done
Porch remains when all have gone
Salt in the grain holds fast
Twin suns burn on the glass
Porch endures while the stranger rides
Salt in the grain abides
Salt in the grain abides
Wood remembers what men forget
Salt in the grain abides