[INSTRUMENTAL — fast bongos and twang riff, brass punching in] [VERSE 1 — quick clipped melody, bass darting underneath] I blew a tire Outside the mill I changed it fast My hands were still The brown bag fell Its clasp came loose No money there Just bound-up proof [PRE-CHORUS — rising melody, brass tightening] Names in columns Dates in red Signatures of living men And some dead [CHORUS — punchy open hook, brass answering each phrase] The second bag The second bag Not what we stole It's what we had [VERSE 2 — vocal skipping over fast bongos] There was the judge There was the chief There was the minister Sharing the brief There was my name Inside a page A driver listed At that young age [CHORUS — punchy open hook, brass answering each phrase] The second bag The second bag Not what we stole It's what we had [BRIDGE — urgent melody, brass pulsing beneath] Mara stood still She didn't speak I held the ledger Between her and me I said, "You knew" She said, "I did" I said, "You used me" She said, "You came" [INSTRUMENTAL — 16-bar fuzz guitar break, bongos and strings accelerating] [VERSE 3 — clipped and angry, strings tightening] I threw the bag Back in the trunk I saw my whole past Neatly packed Every favor Every trip Every name I'd driven with [CHORUS — fullest hook, full brass and swirling guitar] The second bag The second bag Not what we stole It's what we had [CHORUS — repeat hook, strings climbing above] The second bag The second bag Not what we stole It's what we had [OUTRO — twang riff circling, vocal echoing over bongos] The second bag The second bag I shut the trunk It stayed open
