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Cover Me Up Lyrics by Jason Isbell

Southeastern

2013

[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
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
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Jason Isbell

Jason Isbell

About “Cover Me Up” by Jason Isbell

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"Cover Me Up" is credited to Jason Isbell. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Cover Me Up" appears on "Southeastern" in 2013.

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