[Verse 1] We grew up on River Bend Road Heard rain on the tin roof Slipped down to the lake, With are tackle and bait That dark wet night by the cedar line We stopped dead by the lake Headlights lit the cattails And a body hit the wake [Pre-Chorus] We ducked down in the weeds Held our breath till the cars were gone He said, “We saw too much” I said, “Yeah, and this feels wrong” [Chorus] That lake keeps secrets That lake keeps graves That lake kept a girl's name And the whole town stayed You want to speak up You want to run But when the badge is dirty Who do you tell on? [Verse 2] Days went by, no sirens No funeral, Sara Jane They called a runaway. Coffee at the Diner Same old jokes, same routine Then I saw the deputy’s truck Outside the store at dusk Same mud on the tires Same lie in the dust [Pre-Chorus] I said, “We should go now Before this eats us alive” You stared at the courthouse Like it had teeth inside [Chorus] That lake keeps secrets That lake keeps graves That lake kept a girl's name And the whole town stayed You want to speak up You want to run But when the badge is dirty Who do you tell on? [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] You said the sheriff knew The deputy, the judge, the chief Said the whole damn county Was built on that kind of grief I said, “Maybe you’re right” But I still see her face Floating under black water In the middle of our place [Final Chorus] That lake keeps secrets That lake keeps graves That lake kept a girl's name And the whole town stayed I want to speak up I want to run But if the whole fleet’s in it Who do you tell? That lake keeps secrets. That lake keeps graves. Sara Jane is her name She was only sixteen They claim she is a runaway
