Everything Must Go - Part 10

[Verse 1] Morning fog rolled through the pines Storefront gone without a sign Dust road empty, cold and bare Like no door was ever there No heel marks No broken glass No receipt No looking back Just a ditch and crooked weeds And crows picking at the leaves [Pre-Chorus] Sheriff said, “Folks make things.” But his hands Wouldn’t stop shaking [Chorus] But somewhere down another road Vacant bulbs will start to glow Pretty dresses on the rack Waiting for your body back If one speaks your name, don’t turn If one fits, then let it burn Because the things behind that glass Only keep what walks in last [Verse 2] I still hear the velvet hum When the house goes dead at one Closet doors breathe open slow Hangers sway though there’s no wind Sometimes in a darkened pane I catch shapes that know my name Porcelain smiles, thin and bright Standing just outside the light [Pre-Chorus] And I know What follows me Not a shop A vacancy [Chorus] But somewhere down another road Vacant bulbs will start to glow Pretty dresses on the rack Waiting for your body back If one speaks your name, don’t turn If one fits, then let it burn Because the things behind that glass Only keep what walks in last [Bridge] County line to county line Rusted signs and borrowed time Pop-up chapel, roadside sale Rain-soaked lace and widow’s veil Every town has one they claim Different door, the selfsame thing Bell above and velvet frame Something old with changing names [Breakdown] Don’t let them Measure you Shoulders first Then throat Then truth [Final Chorus] Somewhere down some lonely road You will see those windows glow Pretty dresses in the night Waiting for the next poor life If the mannequin should blink Do not stop to watch or think Turn your car and let dust rise Do not meet those lacquered eyes [Final Lines - whispered] If you see a dress that knows your name Don’t step inside that velvet frame Because the mannequins are always saving you a place.