Lyrics
Smoke settles low in the room
Smoke fills the room close to the ground.
Like ghosts from my childhood
Reminds of memories from childhood, like haunting ghosts.
And they ask where have you been
People inquire about the speaker's whereabouts.
How are you living
Questioning the speaker's current way of life.
We should get together real soon
Expressing a desire to meet soon.
And I buy drinks for all my friends
The speaker buys drinks for friends.
And they ask me what made the road end
Friends ask about the cause of the journey's end.
And I will smile like I do
The speaker smiles, concealing true emotions.
And tell them the truth
Truth is shared about the road's conclusion.
And play that old reel in my head
Nostalgic memories replay in the speaker's mind.
And this dead man’s prayer sent
A prayer from a deceased person is sent.
Far past the days end
Extending beyond the end of days.
Sings a song so sweet and long
The prayer sings a sweet and lengthy song.
Into his gentleman’s grave
Reaches into the grave of a refined man.
It’s snowing on New Year’s Day
Snowfall on New Year's Day is observed.
On a balcony miles away
On a balcony far away from Nashville.
From a sad little scene in Nashville, Tennessee
Reflecting on a sad scene that led the speaker away.
That took me away from my home sweet home
The experience took the speaker from home.
And the burn of the comfort is sweet
The comfort's burn is both pleasant and slow.
As slow and wandering eyes meet
Eyes meet in a leisurely and contemplative manner.
“Well every once and a while”
Occasionally, they break and bend their vows.
She says with a smile
A woman speaks with a smile.
“We break and we bend our vows with them”
Breaking and bending vows is part of life.
And this dead man’s prayer sent
A repeated mention of the prayer reaching beyond days.
Far past the days end
Reiteration of the prayer's sweet and long song.
Sings a song so sweet and long
The song reaches into the grave of a refined man.
Into his gentleman’s grave
Reiteration of the dead man's prayer.
And this dead man’s prayer sent
Another mention of the prayer reaching beyond days.
Into his gentleman’s grave
The prayer is sent into the gentleman's grave.
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