[Verse 1]
Dusty clock in the window ticking softly
Paper birds hung faded on the string
Mother calls me in for tea so kindly
I watch her in the garden, humming, tending green

[Pre-Chorus]
Mismatched plates and borrowed time
Sun slants through the pane
Careful heart and crooked rhyme
Dreams drift like a train

[Chorus]
Oh, the painted moon hangs golden in the morning
Quiet shoes are shuffling down the lane
Crickets sing in smoky summer yawnin'
Another day will never come this way again

[Post-Chorus]
La la la, oh la la la
La la la, oh la la la

[Verse 2]
Buttons missing on my jacket, sky is crying
Neighbors gossip softly through the fence
Every stone remembers all the lying
Children trading pennies for some sense

[Pre-Chorus]
Light caught between the leaves
And the sweet breeze cannot stay
Settle words you can't believe
Let your secrets fly away

[Chorus]
Oh, the painted moon hangs golden in the morning
Quiet shoes are shuffling down the lane
Crickets sing in smoky summer yawnin'
Another day will never come this way again

[Post-Chorus]
La la la, oh la la la
La la la, oh la la la

[Bridge]
Old dog sleeping on the porch remembers thunder
Silver frames of faces in the hall
Pockets lined with brittle leaves and wonder
Photographs and laughter, gentle, small

[Verse 3]
Letter half-composed sits on the table
Words drift slow like dust across the floor
Promises are thin and half as stable
But the light in autumn lingers at the door

[Chorus]
Oh, the painted moon hangs golden in the morning
Quiet shoes are shuffling down the lane
Crickets sing in smoky summer yawnin'
Another day will never come this way again

[Post-Chorus]
La la la, oh la la la
La la la, oh la la la
