Sonny Made of Stones

Verse 1

Dirt under my nails

Deep

Rust on the gate

Sonny got a motor where a heart should beat

Quiet

Deadly quiet

Chorus

Sonny made of stones

Iron in his bones

He works through the night

Fixing every wrong

Sonny made of stones

Never hears the groans

He keeps us moving

Moving right along

Verse 2

Bill packed his Ford

Left

Sarah stayed behind

Watching the weeds take the porch swing

Empty pantry

Empty town

Politicians in the papers

They talk

They smile

They sign the checks while we hit the floor

Starving is a slow way to go

Drowning in a bottle of cheap rye

Cold

So cold

Burn it down inside

Chorus

Sonny made of stones

Iron in his bones

He works through the night

Fixing every wrong

Sonny made of stones

Never hears the groans

He keeps us moving

Moving right along

Post-Chorus

Moving along

Moving along

Sonny made of stones

Verse 3

The mine shaft is a graveyard

Still

Silicon and grease

No more sweat on the brow

No more breath in the dark

Only the hum

The hum

The hum

I drink to forget the metal

I drink to forget the name

I drink to find the bottom

Where the light don't reach

Lost

Always lost

Bridge

They said progress was a gift

They said Sonny was a friend

They said we’d all be rich

They lied

They lied

They lied

Chorus

Sonny made of stones

Iron in his bones

He works through the night

Fixing every wrong

Sonny made of stones

Never hears the groans

He keeps us moving

Moving right along

Outro

The bottle is dry

Sonny is still digging

I’m just a ghost in the gears

Falling

Falling

Falling

Down in the dark

Where the stones don't care

Where the stones don't care