Cleanup Hitter - Shovels & Rope, Brandi Carlile

Everybody’s in this together now

Why you wanna break your back?

Pushing through the wind and the weather now

Lay another mile of track

He was a friend of mine

His heart was full of flames

He swung that hammer

Like a hard driving rain

Give him a familiar name

Becka’s goin' out to the dance tonight

Why you wanna cut your tongue?

Try to keep it out of the disco light

Thinkin' back on when he was young

We never talk that much

I never knew her grace

But he was helpless

When the light fell on her face

Nothing ever stays in its place

Wash my face in a clear cool stream

Try to shake off last night’s dream

Man, it’s hard when you got it down into your soul

Maybe my sister’s just got all the good luck

Maybe I missed it when the lightning struck

Just can’t keep livin' off of rock 'n' roll

He spit until his mouth could take no more

The dust and leather scattered splinters across the floor

He never questioned who it was he did it for

Nail it to the back of the door