Benjamin Aurelius - Ruth Turns The Silo Light Back On (Copyright Free)

Official Audio for "Ruth Turns The Silo Light Back On" by Benjamin Aurelius out now I offer my music copyright free so creators can use awesome music without the headaches, and make their projects feel bigger, better, and more exciting. Website: http://www.benjaminaurelius.com Email: [email protected] Stream: SoundCloud:   / benjaminaurelius   Instagram -   / bennyscalzo   TikTok -   / bennyscalzo   X - https://x.com/bennyscalzo Lyrics: [Verse 1] The fair tent leaned like an old work shirt Over three long tables and a red dirt floor Ruth brought rhubarb in a flour sack dress And set her pie by the 4-H door The radio said smoke was hanging west And thunder might roll by ten My brother kept folding up his pocketknife Like he had somewhere else to bend [Pre-Chorus] A green comet picture on the paper news Looked like a chalk line through the blue Ruth said, Boys, quit staring at the sky There's still plain work to do [Chorus] Ruth turns the silo light back on When the whole fair blinks and the pie fans stop She laughs at the breaker with a church-key grin Says, Mercy don't need a brand new box We can fix a hinge, we can bless the rain We can set two chairs where the mad got gone When the dark leans hard on an old red barn Ruth turns the silo light back on [Verse 2] Kids chased ribbons past the bean jar booth A foul ball thumped on the AM air Mrs. Dalton's glasses fogged from the steam Off coffee in the humid square My brother said Dad would've sold this place If he'd seen the weeds out back I said Dad would've cussed that sentence twice Then patched the porch with a feed-store sack [Pre-Chorus] Ruth cut two slices with a butter knife Put them down between our hands Said, Some things sweeten after they cool Some boys just need to stand [Chorus] Ruth turns the silo light back on When the whole fair blinks and the pie fans stop She laughs at the breaker with a church-key grin Says, Mercy don't need a brand new box We can fix a hinge, we can bless the rain We can set two chairs where the mad got gone When the dark leans hard on an old red barn Ruth turns the silo light back on [Bridge] Rain hit the tin roof soft at first Then found a steady hand My brother pushed one plate my way I passed him Mama's pan No big speech, no polished line Just forks and thunder low Ruth hummed Amazing Grace off key And the lamp began to glow [Final Chorus] Ruth turns the silo light back on While the wet fair road shines clean as corn She waves that towel like nothing's broke Just waiting on a little more We can fix a hinge, we can bless the rain We can set two chairs where the mad got gone When the dark leans hard on an old red barn Ruth turns the silo light back on [Outro] By closing time, the smoke had thinned The comet stayed up there and moved along We carried pie tins through the mud And Ruth left the silo light back on