Track 6 of the EP Kitchen Drawer Hymns · 2020
Lightning Took the Power at Supper
“Thunder over the cornfield and the power went out at supper. We ate by candlelight and laughed the whole time.”
americana · storm-night americana · playful folk · 3:56
Lyrics
Thunder rolled across the cornfield Rattled every plate upon the shelf Then the whole house sighed and went dark And I laughed out loud at myself You found the matches in the junk drawer Lit a stub of candle by the sink Your face went gold in the flicker And I forgot what I was gonna think No television, no hum of the fridge Just the rain and a slow kind of bridge Lightning took the power at supper Left us with the dark and each other Cold beans and cornbread by the candle Never tasted better, no, never another Let the storm keep the lights Let the porch swing in the wind Lightning took the power at supper And gave us back the evening again We spread a quilt out on the kitchen floor Played cards by a lantern's low light You cheated and you knew that I knew And we both let it slide tonight No television, no hum of the fridge Just the rain and a slow kind of bridge Lightning took the power at supper Left us with the dark and each other Cold beans and cornbread by the candle Never tasted better, no, never another Let the storm keep the lights Let the porch swing in the wind Lightning took the power at supper And gave us back the evening again When the lights come back tomorrow Humming like nothing was wrong I'll miss the hush of this kitchen And the slow, sweet sway of this song Lightning took the power at supper Left us with the dark and each other Cold beans and cornbread by the candle Never tasted better, no, never another Let the storm keep the lights Let the porch swing in the wind Lightning took the power at supper And gave us back the evening again Gave us back the evening again