Lyrics Cleanup Hitter - Shovels & Rope, Brandi Carlile

Cleanup Hitter

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