Song Description
In the tradition of Gillian Welch and Oh, Brother, Where art Thou?" A back woods, rootsy exploration of desperation and despair.
| Song Length |
2:38 |
Genre |
Folk - Country, Folk - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Gloomy |
Subject |
Poverty, Suicide |
| Similar Artists |
Lucinda Williams, Shawn Colvin |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Run down house run outta town/nowhere to take my rest/the floor around me's falling down/rope around my neck/ wrapped around my neck/ [chorus] stone bone, stone, bone/build me a house of stone bone/stone bone, stone bone, build me a house of stone bone.
Walkin' in the dead of night/to where the river bends/ I could hear you both just fine/ every word you said/rope around my neck/ My old friend's the police man/ he drives me to and fro'/if I ask him real nice/ to turn on the radio/ he'll turn on the radio/ I live on the hill/ where the lightening strikes/ nowhere to take my rest/ the floor around me's falling down/rope around my neck/ wrapped around my neck. Chorus