Something Good in Me

Night it seeps in through the cracks Of this highway byway wooden shack No one’s made this home for years These walls have dried a 1000 tears

We stopped in here just me n her Running from the debt and failure

Well I lie here almost gratefully This dirt floor is my sanctuary My lady’s gonna stay with me Does she see somethin’ I don’t see? Does she see somethin’ good in me?

Was flying high not long ago A peacock in a field I’d sown But the gambler it took hold of me The season’s change I didn’t see

Her face went thin like a witch’s broom As I told the truth ‘bout wrack and ruin

Well I lie I here almost gratefully . . .

She’s combing dust right outta her hair Sayin’ our field’s now embers n sparks But she knows I meant the best for us Cause me I bear a generous heart