The Motor and the Rain

Verse 1

Floorboards moan

Under the weight of your leather boots

Standing near the screen door

Dragging your thumb across that iron bolt

Waiting on a reason

Any reason to drop your heavy bag

While the clouds start to thicken

Ready to pour down on this dry county

Chorus

Tell me to stay

Just tell me to stay

Beg me to wait till the morning comes

Don’t let the motor run

Tell me to stay

(Stay a little while)

(Stay a little while)

Post-Chorus

Oh tell me

Why don't you tell me

Now baby

(Tell me to stay)

Verse 2

Stovetop grease

Pop and hiss like a rattlesnake tail

Looking through the steam

Watch your shadow stretch against the pine

You don't say a word

Silence is a sharpened blade in here

Hard to breathe the air

Heavy with the things we didn't mention

Chorus

Tell me to stay

Just tell me to stay

Beg me to wait till the morning comes

Don’t let the motor run

Tell me to stay

(Stay a little while)

(Stay a little while)

Post-Chorus

Stay now

Lord won't you stay

Just stay

(Tell me to stay)

Bridge

Feet on the gravel

Hand on the cold chrome handle

Waiting for a whistle

Waiting for a shout

Waiting for anything at all

Before I pull this transmission into gear

And lose the sight of your porch lamp

Guitar Solo

Chorus

Tell me to stay

Just tell me to stay

Beg me to wait till the morning comes

Don’t let the motor run

Tell me to stay

(Stay a little while)

(Stay a little while)

Outro

Turn the key

But the engine won't turn

Unless you ask me

Unless you need me

Ask me

(Stay a little while)

Please

Just stay

(Stay)