Story Behind The Song

written one evening alone after bailing straw on a hot windy day

Song Description

Waltz in the key of C. It has 4 verses and a repeating chorus. The instrumental break is different in that it is played over the B part of the song and not the A part as you would expect.

Lyrics

verse#1

now the wheels have all stopped turning the high rolling gamblers' gone bust
and my tired eyes are burning
and blurring over from the shaft and dust

chorus

as the day is slowly fading
out over the hill
where the willows bend
and I am patiently waiting
and singing my song
till the bitter end

verse#2

there's grit and grime
on my collar
hands rubbed raw from the thorns
and twine
in my pocket there's
one sweat-soaked dollar
and that's about all I got
to show for my time

chorus

verse#3

wont' you just give me
someone to talk to
open the door and walk right on in
you don't have to say much
if you don't want to
but could you just sit for a while
and be my friend

chorus

verse#4

yeah hard times are a dime
a dozen
they come and they go
dont' you know what I mean
their just like flies a buzzing
trying to get at me
through my storm door screen

repeat chorus twice