[Verse 1] The blackbirds sang a mournful tune That morning in late June She packed her bags, a note she left Said "Honey, I ain't feelin' bereft" Just a faded ring and a coffee stain On the table where she wrote my pain [Chorus] She took the truck, she took the dog She cleaned out the bank She killed my trust As my heart turns to rust But sometimes when the slate gets wiped clean You see what you ain't never seen [Verse 2] My mama always said, "Son, what's broke ain't always bad" And for a spell, I just felt mad Mad at the dust on the floorboards now Mad at the silence, anyhow Then I looked out at that overgrown field And thought of all the good it could yield [Chorus] She took the truck, she took the dog She cleaned out the bank She killed my trust As my heart turns to rust But sometimes when the slate gets wiped clean You see what you ain't never seen [Bridge] I sold her old trinkets, the ones she held dear Bought a used tractor, wiped away a tear Planted corn rows straight and true Watched the green shoots pushin' through The sun beat down, the rain did fall And I answered freedom's call [Chorus] She took the truck, she took the dog She cleaned out the bank She killed my trust As my heart turns to rust But sometimes when the slate gets wiped clean You see what you ain't never seen [Verse 3] The harvest came, a golden tide More than I could hold inside Paid off the mortgage, fixed the porch swing slow Got a new hound, watched him grow And that empty house don't feel so stark Just a quiet place to leave my mark Sometimes when the slate gets wiped clean You see what you ain't never seen
