R-306 · Artist collection
Turn the Ground Over
In the PACEX catalogue from day 32 of your tour.
Tracks
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01Turn the Ground Over4:12
[Verse 1] They put a ruler in my hand They said the line was straight They showed me where the wages went And where to leave the gate I learned to keep the blade from slipping I learned to mind my thumb But underneath the cutting wheel I heard another drum [Refrain] Turn the ground over See what wants to grow I've been standing on an answer That I didn't want to know Turn the ground over Let the roots come through There may not be a golden road But there's a road I haven't used [Verse 2] I sold the suit they bought for Sundays I kept my working shoes I bought a guitar with a crooked neck And learned to bend the blues My father said he'd keep my place I thanked him for the thought But left before I could get comfortable With all the things he'd bought [Bridge] I don't know if I'm leaving right I don't know where I'll land But every time I strike a chord I feel the handle in my hand [Final Refrain] Turn the ground over See what wants to grow I've been standing on an answer That I didn't want to know Turn the ground over Let the roots come through There may not be a golden road But there's a road I haven't used I haven't used it I'm going through
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02Honey on the Speaker Cloth3:33
[Verse 1] The carpet's got a cigarette For every year it's been The drummer's got a borrowed shirt The paint is wearing thin Then you step out between the tables And the room forgets its age There's a little golden weight On every note we play [Refrain] Honey on the speaker cloth Warmth along the wire You can make a poor amplifier Sing as though its valves were fire Move a little closer Let the wooden floor give way There's honey on the speaker cloth And we've got a song to play [Verse 2] You don't ask for anything You don't look toward the stage You turn your shoulder slowly Like you're turning down a page And I stop racing through the changes And I let the bass come in The drummer puts his sticks down low And finds your step again [Bridge] When the owner shuts the doorway When the chairs are turned around Will you stay and hear the little things That don't require a crowd? [Final Refrain] Honey on the speaker cloth Warmth along the wire You can make a poor amplifier Sing as though its valves were fire Move a little closer There's no entrance left to pay There's honey on the speaker cloth And we've got a song to play
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