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Mean Old Sun Lyrics by Turnpike Troubadours

A Cat in the Rain

2023

[Verse 1]
Empty promises I've given
Hollow heart beats in my chest
And every word of sterling silver
Stirred butterflies beneath your breast

[Verse 2]
Still untouched by ties a-binding
Goin' where the gulf breeze blows
No ring of gold around your finger
No ring of brass run through my nose

[Chorus]
Headlong for the wall now honey
Still coming up like a rose
Dead still in the garden
Waiting for the reveille
And the dawn is yet to dry the dew from off my Sunday clothes
That mean old sun better rise up soon if its ever gonna set on me

[Verse 3]
Hear the song she sang in darkness
Tearful, fair, and free and fine
You're the one she softly whispers
My canary in the mine

[Chorus]
Headlong for the wall now honey
Still coming up like a rose
Dead still in the garden
Waiting for the reveille
And the dawn is yet to dry the dew from off my Sunday clothes
That mean old sun better rise up soon if its ever gonna set on me

[Verse 4]
I met a man, pale gray with wisdom
Told me faith will come collect
Hard tempered steel bites at my ankles
Soft cotton rove burns at my neck

[Chorus]
Headlong for the wall now honey
Still coming up like a rose
Dead still in the garden
Waiting for the reveille
And the dawn is yet to dry the dew from off my Sunday clothes
That mean old sun better rise up soon if its ever gonna set on me

[Outro]
That mean old sun better rise up soon if its ever gonna set on me

About “Mean Old Sun” by Turnpike Troubadours

Read the complete lyrics to "Mean Old Sun" by Turnpike Troubadours from the album "A Cat in the Rain" in 2023. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Red Dirt, Americana, Country.

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"Mean Old Sun" is credited to Turnpike Troubadours. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Mean Old Sun" appears on "A Cat in the Rain" in 2023.

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