Frosty Morning Breakdown (Remastered)

Frost on the pines, breath in a cloud, River like glass and the wind talking loud. He pushed off slow on a Huck Finn raft, Said “see you at the blind,” then the morning cracked. (Chorus) Frosty morning breakdown, hold my hand, River keeps borrowing more than we plan. Boots full of water, heart full of sound, I’ll carry him home on this frosty breakdown. I found him there where the bank turns steep, Coats soaked through and the mud run deep. I sat in the water till a friend came round, Two souls and a rope brought him safe to the ground. (Chorus) Frosty morning breakdown, hold my hand, River keeps borrowing more than we plan. Boots full of water, heart full of sound, I’ll carry him home on this frosty breakdown. [Instrumental — banjo 8 bars, fiddle 8 bars] (Bridge — soft) Measure twice… breathe again… Let the river teach and mend… We set that raft in the summer sun, Next year rage took the excavator’s thumb. I cleaned that yard for three hard years, Sold iron and memories, traded smoke for clear. There was a fire once that burned it all down, He worked like a dog to rebuild this town. Paid the note off with a final grin, The bridge money gone—but the will stayed in. (Epilogue verse) Now there’s a span where the cold winds ride, Steel on footings and a long sure stride. I cross it at dusk with the jack pines bowed, He walks beside me, quiet and proud. (Final Chorus x2) Frosty morning breakdown, hold my hand, River keeps borrowing more than we plan. Boots full of water, heart full of sound, I’ll carry him home on this frosty breakdown. Frosty morning breakdown… I’m carrying him home now.