[Intro — a needle drops on a dusty soul record, rain on a tin roof, Hammond organ swells] [Verse 1 — low, dreamy, sparse] Rusted Cadillac in the yard Roses growing through the hood Jukebox playing in the flood Like it always knew it would Old piano with no keys Still plays every afternoon Everything around here's broken down But it's still singing in tune [Chorus — heavy guitars crash in, horns stab] Honey in the rust (in the rust) Sweet things never really die Honey in the rust (in the rust) Love will find a way to shine (Ooh, honey in the rust) [Verse 2 — low, dreamy, sparse] Daddy's records warped by the sun Mama's letters, faded ink Grandma's ring on a kitchen nail Still shining by the sink Every crack in this old house Lets a little more light come in Everything that time tried to take Keeps coming back again [Chorus — heavy] Honey in the rust (in the rust) Sweet things never really die Honey in the rust (in the rust) Love will find a way to shine (Ooh, honey in the rust) [Bridge — sludgy guitar solo with horns, then the sun breaks through] Wood will rot (Wood will rot) Steel will bend (Steel will bend) Love stays sweet Until the end (Ooh — falsetto rising over the guitars and horns) [Final Chorus — heaviest moment, full horns] Honey in the rust (in the rust) Sweet things never really die Honey in the rust (in the rust) Love will find a way to shine (Ooh, honey in the rust) [Outro — horns fade, guitars swirl, the rain stops, the needle lifts] (Spoken) Still sweet.
