Red Dirt Mercy (Take 2)

I parked by the feed store fence With a note in my shirt pocket Your name got bent in the heat Like a nail in a barnwood socket Mama said, "Boy, don't wait too long" But I kept on stallin' Now the rain got that red clay run And my boots keep callin' I hear your screen door slam In the backs of my bones I hear that old porch swing Creak like it knows If I reach for the truth Will you still be there? Will you still be there? Red dirt mercy Red dirt mercy Come on back, come on back Red dirt mercy Red dirt mercy Save me in the cracks (Give me mercy) (Give me mercy) Your mama's coupe by the cotton gin Still dust on the fender I traced our names in the tailgate rust Like I could remember There's a cut on the palm of my hand From that wire we leaned on And every road out of this town Feels like where you were gone I hear your screen door slam In the backs of my bones I hear that old porch swing Creak like it knows If I reach for the truth Will you still be there? Will you still be there? Red dirt mercy Red dirt mercy Come on back, come on back Red dirt mercy Red dirt mercy Save me in the cracks (Give me mercy) (Give me mercy) I ain't proud of the way I left With my words half-burnin' Now the night got a hard white moon And my truck ain't turnin' If you got a little grace left over Lay it on me slow Lay it on me slow Red dirt mercy Red dirt mercy Come on back, come on back Red dirt mercy Red dirt mercy Save me in the cracks Red dirt mercy Red dirt mercy Take this ragged heart (Give me mercy) (Give me mercy)