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The Wood You Cut in October

Jazz Soul
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[Intro]
I'm warm tonight on the wood you cut in October

[Verse 1]
The road's gone white, so I'm not going anywhere
Frost is climbing the inside of the glass
Your coat still hangs on the hook by the door
And your keys are right where you left them

[Pre-Chorus]
I used to think your quiet was a door
I read the whole thing wrong
Now I come home too worn out to talk
And I understand

[Chorus]
You were never cold, you were just tired
Long shifts and a long drive home
I'm warm tonight on the wood you cut in October
And there's nobody here to tell

[Verse 2]
You stacked that pile in October, log by log
Lined up under the tin, split clean and dry
I never asked how your hands got cracked like that
I took the heat and ran

[Pre-Chorus]
I wanted words, you gave me fuel and a roof
Two jobs and a tire in the snow
Every quiet year I held against you
You paid for in advance

[Chorus]
You were never cold, you were just tired
Long shifts and a long drive home
I'm warm tonight on the wood you cut in October
And there's nobody here to tell

[Bridge]
It took a storm and a chair nobody's in
To say the thing I never said out loud

[Final Chorus]
You were never cold, you were just tired
And I was too young to know the difference
I'm warm tonight on the wood you cut in October
(the wood you cut in October)
Dad, I'm sorry. I'm home.

[Outro]
On the wood you cut in October

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