Lyrics of Cover Me Up - Rodney Atkins

Cover Me Up (original)

A heart on the run
Keeps a hand on the gun
You can’t trust anyone
I was so sure
What I needed was more
Tried to shoot out the sun
In days when we raged
We flew off the page
Such damage was done
But I made it through
To somebody new
I was meant for someone
So girl leave your boots by the bed we ain’t leavin' this room
Til someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom
It’s cold in this house and I ain’t going out to chop wood
So cover me up and know you’re enough to use me for good
Put your faith to the test
When I tore off your dress
In Richmond all night
I sobered up I swore off that stuff
Forever this time
And the old lovers see
I’d thought it’d be me Who helped him get home
But home was a dream
One I’d never seen
Til you came along
So girl hang your dress up to dry we ain’t leavin' this room
Til Percy Priest breaks open wide and the river runs through
Carries this house on the stones like a piece of drift wood
Cover me up and know you’re enough to use me for good
So girl leave your boots by the bed we ain’t leavin' this room
Til someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom
It’s cold in this house and I ain’t going out to chop wood
So cover me up and know you’re enough to use me for good
Cover me up And know you’re enough
To use me for good

(translation)

A heart on the run
Keeps a hand on the gun
You can't trust anyone
I was so sure
What I needed was more
Tried to shoot out the sun
In days when we raged
We flew off the page
Such damage was done
But I made it through
To someone new
I was meant for someone
So girl leave your boots by the bed we ain't leavin' this room
Til someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom
It's cold in this house and I ain't going out to chop wood
So cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good
Put your faith to the test
When I tore off your dress
In Richmond all night
I sobered up I swore off that stuff
Forever this time
And the old lovers see
I'd thought it'd be me Who helped him get home
But home was a dream
One I'd never seen
Til you came along
So girl hang your dress up to dry we ain't leavin' this room
Til Percy Priest breaks open wide and the river runs through
Carries this house on the stones like a piece of drift wood
Cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good
So girl leave your boots by the bed we ain't leavin' this room
Til someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom
It's cold in this house and I ain't going out to chop wood
So cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good
Cover me up and know you're enough
To use me for good