The Old Wooden Gate

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

Snow on the sill and the kettle is cold

Mama left bread by the window for me

The road out of town wears a coat of white

I count every fence post and curse every mile

Pre-Chorus

And the wind knows my name

And the wind knows my name

Chorus

Take me back to the birch and the river

Take me back where the dogs know my voice

Take me back to the birch and the river

Let the old wooden gate creak me home

Post-Chorus

Hey hey hey

Hey hey hey

Verse 2

Boots full of slush and a hole in my coat

The bus never came so I started to walk

My father once said that a man owns his road

I laughed at the time now I carry that load

Pre-Chorus

And the road knows my name

And the road knows my name

Chorus

Take me back to the birch and the river

Take me back where the dogs know my voice

Take me back to the birch and the river

Let the old wooden gate creak me home

Post-Chorus

Hey hey hey

Hey hey hey

Bridge

I will walk I will wade I will wait

Through the snow through the sleet through the years

If the village is sleeping I'll knock anyway

I will knock I will knock till it hears

Guitar Solo

Chorus

Take me back to the birch and the river

Take me back where the dogs know my voice

Take me back to the birch and the river

Let the old wooden gate creak me home

Post-Chorus

Hey hey hey

Hey hey hey