The Check is Late

Verse 1

Empty cupboards

Copper wires hanging off the plaster

I sold the furnace

Waiting for the ice to find its way through

Pre-Chorus

My check was late

The bank is closed

The sign says open

But nobody is home

Chorus

Star-spangled rags

Star-spangled rags

Blue ribbons tied around my wrists

While they check the list

They check the list

They check the list

Verse 2

Stolen time

I punch the clock until my knuckles swell

Half-price milk

Searching for the coupons in the wet grass

Pre-Chorus

My check was late

The bank is closed

The sign says open

But nobody is home

Chorus

Star-spangled rags

Star-spangled rags

Blue ribbons tied around my wrists

While they check the list

They check the list

They check the list

Bridge

Maybe it works

Maybe it turns

Maybe it burns

Out on the interstate

Left for the crows

Watching the shadow

Watching the window

Watching the world go

Chorus

Star-spangled rags

Star-spangled rags

Blue ribbons tied around my wrists

While they check the list

They check the list

They check the list

They check the list

They check the list

They check the list

They check the list