Joey’s Arm

Joey’s arm has two tattoos
The stars and bars and “born to lose”
With glassy eyes he waits for rain
Says it reminds him of his wedding day

And when you drive through Cumberland in the dark
And you watch the woods and you see the sparks
Roll down the window and hear the sound
of broken glass and coming down

CHORUS
And the dirt underneath the methadone and concrete
Has gotta be more than dust bones
‘Cause the south ain’t gonna rise again
but we’re holding out for Jesus
or so they say on AM radio

When you don’t fit in at church or bars
you bite your lip and you hide the scars
Pass the freeway out of town
for broken glass and coming down

CHORUS
Won’t someone turn on AM radio?

Joey’s arm has two tattoos
The stars and bars and “born to lose”
With glassy eyes he waits for rain
Says it reminds him of his wedding day