[INTRO — upright bass pulse, two xylophone notes, glass clink] [VERSE 1 — FEMALE, low and dry] Tree frogs quit around 2:10 Like somebody cut the line Ceiling fan kept turning slow But the air wouldn't move a dime Bottle kissed the edge of the bar Made one little ring Nobody looked toward the screen door Nobody said a thing [PRE-CHORUS] I don't scare easy That's what I said Then every little hair Stood up instead [CHORUS — stomping pulse] CHICKEN SKIN— DON'T KNOW WHY CHICKEN SKIN— SOMETHING WALKED BY Didn't see it Didn't hear it Didn't even catch its name CHICKEN SKIN— And the whole damn room Felt the same [VERSE 2 — xylophone answers lines] Jukebox swallowed half a song Then found another tune Ice split open in a glass Across the empty room Heat lightning beyond the trees Flashed without a sound Old dog sleeping by the steps Lifted his head— Then laid it down. [PRE-CHORUS] Tell yourself There's nothing there Funny how your body Doesn't seem to care [CHORUS] CHICKEN SKIN— DON'T KNOW WHY CHICKEN SKIN— SOMETHING WALKED BY No shadow No footsteps Nothing moving in the frame CHICKEN SKIN— And the whole damn room Felt the same [INSTRUMENTAL — upright bass, crooked xylophone, wheezing organ] [BRIDGE — nearly spoken] You ever know somebody's looking Before you turn around? Ever hear the tree frogs stop For no good reason at all? Ever watch an old dog notice Something you can't see? [one glass clink] Yeah. Me too. [BREAKDOWN — bass heartbeat, table knocks] Don't open the screen door. [LONG SILENCE] I didn't say there was anybody out there. [BOOT STOMP — BAND CRASHES IN] [FINAL CHORUS — rough room responses] CHICKEN SKIN— (DON'T KNOW WHY!) CHICKEN SKIN— (SOMETHING WALKED BY!) Call it thunder Call it whiskey Call it anything you like CHICKEN SKIN— When your body knows Before your mind [OUTRO] Tree frogs start Fan keeps turning Jukebox plays [xylophone: two notes] Nobody mentions it. [screen door spring creaks] Nobody leaves.
