SAFE KEEPING

Well you polished all your buttons and you’re spittin’ on your shoes

Regretting every circumstance connecting them and you

And you’re wrinkled and uncomfortable and you’ve painted on a smile

‘cause you couldn’t choke one up and you’d been tryin’ for awhile

And all this conversation’s left you, a suit of armor to sleep in

And you’ve installed your foot in your mouth for safe keeping

The best part of the letter was the sharpened pencil at the start

‘cause with every line you read that afternoon grew awfully dark

And you don’t own enough watches to keep track of all the time

That you’ll be wastin’ listening to how much they are maligned

And just the thought of all these things left some sickness creepin’ in

And you’re putting that gun to your head for safe keeping

You’d work the match concession at the lumberyard If they’d leave soon enough

And they shook you from the soundest sleep But this ain’t no dream

and that’s your luck

Attribute all this babble to some old age wanderings

But it’s gettin’ mighty temptin’ to cut ‘um open and count the rings

And this unfortunate episode’s left you wading the deep end

And you’re wearin’ that rock ‘round your neck for safe keeping

And you’re wearin’ that rock ‘round your neck for safe keeping

Words and music by S. Knight and D. Bell