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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Iron & Wine
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sam Beam
Songwriter
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Thomas county law's got a crooked tooth
Every traffic light is red when it tells the truth
The church bell isn't kidding when it cries for you
Nobody looks away when the sun goes down
[Verse 2]
Thomas county road takes you where it will
Someone singing on the far side of other hills
There's no where safe to bury all the time I've killed
Nobody looks away when the sun goes down
[Verse 3]
There's a couple ways to cross Thomas county line
You can't see beyond the trees, they're too tall and wide
And I never seen the sea around my brother's way
Nobody looks away when the sun goes down
[Verse 4]
There are castles for kings
There are birds without wings
I could whine 'bout it all
But I won't
[Verse 5]
Thomas county law has got a crooked tooth
There ain't no mother with a heart less than black and blue
When they hold them to the light you can see right through
[Verse 6]
Every dreamer falls asleep
In their dancing shoes
I may say I don't belong here
But I know I do
[Verse 7]
Nobody looks away when the sun goes down
Nobody looks away when the sun goes down
Written by: Sam Beam