[Verse 1] My cousin called at eight o'clock And said the baby came at seven I had a pie still cooling With a crooked crust and peach in it The bakery box was nowhere So I found a clean old dish Set it on the dashboard gently And drove like I was carrying fish [Pre-Chorus] The road was patched, the turn was tight I took the slow lane all the way [Chorus] Pie on the dashboard, warm from the pan Rolling toward a brand-new pair of hands Save a slice for later, save a story too There's a little light on in their room Take the corners easy, let the minutes fly This sweet thing's got somewhere to arrive Pie on the dashboard, hold on tight We're bringing breakfast to a brand-new life [Verse 2] At the hospital I met her mother With the same old braid she wore at ten She took the dish and started laughing Said, you brought the summer in The baby slept through all the talking While we cut the pie in four I tucked the recipe beside her For the years that come after this one [Chorus] Pie on the dashboard, warm from the pan Rolling toward a brand-new pair of hands Save a slice for later, save a story too There's a little light on in their room Take the corners easy, let the minutes fly This sweet thing's got somewhere to arrive Pie on the dashboard, hold on tight We're bringing breakfast to a brand-new life [Instrumental - accordion and fiddle, eight bars] [Bridge] One day she'll read that stained card And ask who made the pie I'll tell her how we drove so slowly With the whole wide morning bright [Final Chorus] Pie on the dashboard, warm from the pan Rolling toward a brand-new pair of hands Save a slice for later, save a story too There's a little light on in their room Take the corners easy, let the minutes fly This sweet thing made it right on time Pie on the dashboard, hold on tight We'll bake another when she's five [Outro] I brought the empty dish back home And wrote her birthday on the card.
