Gravel On The Front Porch
v4
@fred
Gravel On The Front Porch
v4
@fred
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Coffee gone cold in a chipped white cup
Sun sneaks in through a torn curtain cut
Same three flies on the same window pane
Same old shirt
Same old stain
[Chorus]
Gravel on the front porch
Stones in my shoes
Every step I’m dragging
Heavy with the news
If love is a river
I’m stuck in the mud
Gravel on the front porch
Heart in the flood
[Verse 2]
Your note’s still pinned to the old screen door
Two short lines
Then nothing more
Ashtray full
But the fire burned out
Neighbors all quiet
But my bones still shout
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
I tried that sweet talk
I tried that prayer
Left my pride like smoke in the air
Now it’s just splinters creak under my feet
Your name in the dust
Fading down the street
[Chorus]
Coffee gone cold in a chipped white cup
Sun sneaks in through a torn curtain cut
Same three flies on the same window pane
Same old shirt
Same old stain
[Chorus]
Gravel on the front porch
Stones in my shoes
Every step I’m dragging
Heavy with the news
If love is a river
I’m stuck in the mud
Gravel on the front porch
Heart in the flood
[Verse 2]
Your note’s still pinned to the old screen door
Two short lines
Then nothing more
Ashtray full
But the fire burned out
Neighbors all quiet
But my bones still shout
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
I tried that sweet talk
I tried that prayer
Left my pride like smoke in the air
Now it’s just splinters creak under my feet
Your name in the dust
Fading down the street
[Chorus]
Style of Music
folk, Raw front-porch folk blues, male vocals and close-mic’d rasp. Fingerpicked acoustic guitar with a droning low string, brushed snare and stomping floorboard kick. Verses stay intimate and dry; chorus swells with gang-style harmonies and a wheezy harmonica. Subtle slide guitar answers vocal phrases, final chorus fades on handclaps and humming., blues
