Stopped at a Quarter to Nine

Lyrics

My daddy's watch stopped in a motel room
Hands stuck at a quarter to nine
Glass all cracked from a dashboard fall
Somewhere past the Texas line

I took it to a man in a Barstow shop
He turned it over twice
Said, son, I can fix the springs and gears
But I can't give you back the time

So it's stopped at a quarter to nine
And I'm still rolling down the line
Can't wind it back, can't make it mine
But I'll wear it close and let it shine
Time's a river, time's a road
I carry what I'm given, and I carry the load

He wore it forty years on a hauler's wrist
Through the snow and the desert heat
Now it keeps one moment, still as a stone
When he handed me the keys to his seat

So it's stopped at a quarter to nine
And I'm still rolling down the line
Can't wind it back, can't make it mine
But I'll wear it close and let it shine
Time's a river, time's a road
I carry what I'm given, and I carry the load

Maybe it ain't broken, maybe it's just done
Counting what it came to count
Now I count the miles by the morning sun
And the ones who still hold on

So it's stopped at a quarter to nine
And I'm still rolling down the line
Can't wind it back, can't make it mine
But I'll wear it close and let it shine
Time's a river, time's a road
I carry what I'm given, and I carry the load

Quarter to nine, quarter to nine
Still keeping time with me