[Verse 1: Brandi Carlile]
Everybody's in this together now
Why you wanna break your back?
Pushing through the wind and the weather now
Lay another mile of track

[Chorus 1: Brandi Carlile and Shovels & Rope]
He was a friend of mine
His heart was full of flames
He swung that hammer
Like a hard driving rain
Give him a familiar name

[Verse 2: Brandi Carlile]
Becka's goin' out to the dance tonight
Why you wanna cut your tongue?
Try to keep it out of the disco light
Thinkin' back on when he was young

[Chorus 2: Brandi Carlile and Shovels & Rope]
We never talk that much
I never knew her grace
But he was helpless
When the light fell on her face
Nothing ever stays in its place


[Bridge: Shovels & Rope]
Wash my face in a clear cool stream
Try to shake off last night's dream
Man, it's hard when you got it down into your soul
Maybe my sister's just got all the good luck
Maybe I missed it when the lightning struck
Just can't keep livin' off of rock 'n' roll

[Chorus: Brandi Carlile and Shovels & Rope]
He spit [?] until his mouth could take no more
The dust and leather scattered splinters across the floor
He never questioned who it was he did it for
Nail it to the back of the door