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Jason Isbell on Austin City Limits "Cover Me Up"
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Performer
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Songwriter
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Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
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Lyrics

A heart on the run
Keeps a hand on the gun
You can't trust anyone
I was so sure
What I needed was more
Tried to shoot out the sun
Days when we raged
We flew off the page
Such damage was done
But I made it through
'Cause somebody knew
I was meant for someone
Girl leave your boots by the bed
We ain't leaving this room
Till someone needs medical help
Or the magnolias bloom
It's cold in this house
I ain't going out to chop wood
So cover me up and know
You're enough to use me for good
Put your faith to the test
When I tore off your dress
In Richmond all high
But I sobered up
I swore off that stuff
Forever this time
And the old lovers see
I'd thought it'd be me
Who helped him get home
But home was a dream
One I'd never seen
Till you came along
Girl hang your dress up to dry
We ain't leaving this room
Till Percy Priest breaks open wide
And the river runs through
And carries this house on the stones
Like a piece of drift wood
Cover me up and know you're enough
To use me for good
Girl leave your boots by the bed
We ain't leaving this room
Till someone needs medical help
Or the magnolias bloom
It's cold in this house
And I ain't going out to chop wood
So cover me up and know you're enough
To use me for good
Cover me up
And know you're enough
To use me for good
Thank you very much
Written by: Jason Isbell

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