Crow on Rusted Fence

[Intro] Harp string hum, dust on the floor Boot heels drag through the splintered door [Verse 1] Well the sun bleeds thin over the cracked clay road Ain’t no bread left, ain’t no shelter to hold I seen my neighbor’s shadow fade to gray He don’t remember his own name these days The hound dog whines where the backyard used to grow Ain’t no river run, just the dry bones below I clutch this old guitar with the wire bent loose Singing for the ghosts that don’t get no truce [Chorus] Blackbird cry on the rusted fence wire Ain’t no heaven, ain’t no fire Just the thick dark hum in my hollowed chest Singing the song that won’t let me rest Blackbird cry on the rusted fence wire Ain’t no heaven, ain’t no fire [Verse 2] I found a photograph crumpled in the dirt Smile of a girl who don’t know hurt I trace the edge with my calloused thumb Her face done melted where the rain done come The wind drags moans through the dead oak boughs Ain’t no gospel, ain’t no sacred vows I tasted iron on my chapped dry lip Ain’t no turning back, ain’t no easy trip [Chorus] Blackbird cry on the rusted fence wire Ain’t no heaven, ain’t no fire Just the thick dark hum in my hollowed chest Singing the song that won’t let me rest Blackbird cry on the rusted fence wire Ain’t no heaven, ain’t no fire [Bridge] You can lock the doors, nail the windows tight The hunger still walks in the dead of night This voice don’t break, it don’t ever bend I sing for the living, I sing for the end [Outro] Blackbird fades on the rusted fence line I strum one last chord, and the dark is mine