[Verse 1] I left my Sunday shoes by the screen door Mud on the laces like a confession Mama said, baby, don’t come back With that red moon on your shoulder My name was a nail in the porch rail Bent when the hinge gave way And the river kept its mouth shut While the cattails learned my face [Pre-Chorus] Ooh, I heard it in the tin roof Ooh, like a fork on bone You can dance with a shadow But it don’t come home [Chorus] Sunday shoes, Sunday shoes Walk me where the dead birds move Sunday shoes, Sunday shoes Hide my tracks in the honeysuckle groove (oh my Lord) Sunday shoes, Sunday shoes Love got teeth and it don’t lose [Verse 2] Your kiss was a jar of black plums Sweet till the first bite breaks Then the whole room turned to pepper And the floorboards started to shake I wore your word like a wedding ring Till it cut through the skin Now every step is a white-hot prayer And a backdoor I can’t get in [Pre-Chorus] Ooh, I heard it in the tin roof Ooh, like a fork on bone You can dance with a shadow But it don’t come home [Chorus] Sunday shoes, Sunday shoes Walk me where the dead birds move Sunday shoes, Sunday shoes Hide my tracks in the honeysuckle groove (oh my Lord) Sunday shoes, Sunday shoes Love got teeth and it don’t lose [Bridge] [Half-time] I got a grave in my pocket And a peach pit for a heart Six women singing my trouble In the dark, in the dark (my trouble, my trouble) [Final Chorus] Sunday shoes, Sunday shoes Walk me where the dead birds move Sunday shoes, Sunday shoes Hide my tracks in the honeysuckle groove (oh my Lord) Sunday shoes, Sunday shoes Love got teeth and it don’t lose (tell it true)
