Track 8 of the album Wide Sky Lullabies · 2019
Watch Pawned in a Brand New Town
“I got off the Greyhound with forty-one bucks and a watch that quit in Tennessee. The pawn shop gave me a start.”
americana · dust-bowl americana · wistful folk · 4:08
Lyrics
I got off the Greyhound with forty-one bucks And a watch that quit in Tennessee The pawn shop man said, it don't run, miss I said neither do I, honestly He gave me twelve dollars and a paper cup of tea I rented a room above a laundromat The dryers hum like a lullaby And I don't miss that old town, not like that Time starts over in a brand new town Nobody knows my name yet Hands on the clock going round and round And I'm learning not to regret Sweep the dust off the windowsill Hang my coat on a stranger's nail I'm starting over, slow and still Let the new days tell the tale There's a diner with a cat named Dolly Who sleeps beside the register The cook calls me sugar, the regulars wave Like I've been here for years and years Time starts over in a brand new town Nobody knows my name yet Hands on the clock going round and round And I'm learning not to regret Sweep the dust off the windowsill Hang my coat on a stranger's nail I'm starting over, slow and still Let the new days tell the tale The broken watch is gone, but I don't need it The sun comes up and tells me when There's a whole fresh page in a quiet street And I'm ready to begin Time starts over in a brand new town Nobody knows my name yet Hands on the clock going round and round And I'm learning not to regret Sweep the dust off the windowsill Hang my coat on a stranger's nail I'm starting over, slow and still Let the new days tell the tale Slow and still Let the new days tell the tale