Old pine floor is soaking wet
Best kind of rain I've seen yet
Silver keys in a velvet case
Looking for a familiar place
Tighten the wire till it rings true
Cold grey sky and a shade of blue
One wrong note and the whole thing breaks
Listen close to the heavy shakes
Copper wires and a rusted nail
The wind is howling like a gale
I can smell the ozone in the air
Find the frequency and stay there
You stand still by the garden gate
Counting seconds while the thunder waits
Your hands are shaking in the sudden chill
The world is spinning but the porch is still
Tighten the wire till it rings true
Cold grey sky and a shade of blue
One wrong note and the whole thing breaks
Listen close to the heavy shakes
Turn the peg just a fraction more
Hear the rattle of the kitchen door
Heavy water on a tin roof beat
Feeling the rhythm in my tired feet
The hammer strikes a perfect chord
Something a lonely man can afford
Settle the tension and lock the slide
Nowhere left for the ghost to hide
Tighten the wire till it rings true
Cold grey sky and a shade of blue
One wrong note and the whole thing breaks
Listen close to the heavy shakes
Just a fraction more.
Dial it in.
Dial it in.
