歌手: Lyle Lovett
时长: 03:17
Six o'clock silence[00:00:24]
Of a new day beginning[00:00:26]
Is heard in the small Texas town[00:00:30]
Like a signal from nowhere[00:00:35]
The people who live there[00:00:38]
Are up and moving around[00:00:41]
'Cause there's bacon to fry[00:00:45]
And there's biscuits to bake[00:00:48]
On the stove that the Salvation Army won't take[00:00:52]
And you open the windows[00:00:57]
And you turn on the fan[00:00:59]
'Cause it's hotter than hell[00:01:02]
When the sun hits the land[00:01:04]
Walter and Fanny[00:01:09]
Well they own the grocery[00:01:11]
That sell most all that you need[00:01:14]
They've been up and working[00:01:20]
Since early this morning[00:01:22]
They've got the whole village to feed[00:01:25]
Well they put out fresh eggs[00:01:29]
And throw bad ones away[00:01:32]
That rotted because[00:01:36]
Of the heat yesterday[00:01:38]
The store is all dark[00:01:41]
So you can't see the flies[00:01:43]
That settle on round steak[00:01:47]
And last Monday's pies[00:01:50]
Sleepy Hill's drugstore[00:01:53]
And the cafe are open[00:01:55]
The coffee is bubbling hot[00:01:58]
'Cause the folks that ain't working[00:02:04]
Gonna sit there 'til sundown[00:02:06]
And talk about what they ain't got[00:02:10]
Someone just threw a clutch[00:02:13]
In the old pickup truck[00:02:16]
It seems like they're riding[00:02:21]
On a streak of bad luck[00:02:23]
The doctor bills came[00:02:26]
And the well has gone dry[00:02:28]
Seems their grown kids don't care[00:02:31]
Whether they live or die[00:02:33]