Cover Me Up

A heart on the run keeps a hand on a gun

It 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

So, girl, leave your boots by the bed, we ain't leavin' this room

'Til someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom

It's cold in this house and I ain't goin' 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 on high

But I sobered up and I swore off that stuff

Forever this time

And the old lovers sing, "I thought it'd be me

Who helped him get home"

But home was a dream, one I'd never seen

'Til you came along

So, girl, hang your dress up to dry, we ain't leavin' this room

'Til Percy Priest breaks open wide and the river runs through

And carries this house on the Stones like a piece of driftwood

Cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good

So, girl, leave your boots by the bed, we ain't leavin' this room

'Til someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom

It's cold in this house and I ain't goin' 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