A Different Timber

[Verse 1]
This old Takamine my momma saved two years to buy
Don't have the same bright ring it did that first July.
The fretboard's worn to nothing under my calloused thumb,
I'm singing you the same old song, but a new one has begun.

[Chorus]
So Annie, are we just a ship of rotted, swapped-out planks?
If every cell that loved you then has long since filled the banks
Of some new river, does that mean our old debts are all paid?
Let's be two charming strangers, beautifully remade.

[Verse 2]
Remember patching drywall in that upstairs hall last fall?
You said, "The pencil-marks are gone where I once measured tall."
That hum's not from the transformer, it's the brand new LG fridge,
We burned the last board from the porch to fix the busted bridge.

[Chorus]
So Annie, are we just a ship of rotted, swapped-out planks?
If every cell that loved you then has long since filled the banks
Of some new river, does that mean our old debts are all paid?
Let's be two charming strangers, beautifully remade.

[Bridge]
(Drums and vocal only)
So grab your keys.
Don't say my name.
I'll meet you at The Pine.
We'll start this game.

[Chorus]
'Cause Annie, we're a ship of brand new, hard-won, solid planks.
And every cell that loves you now is giving grateful thanks
To that old river, where our younger, ghostlier selves wade.
Let's be two lucky strangers, beautifully remade.

[Outro]
Yeah, a different timber, singing in the wire tonight.
Hey, can I buy you a drink? You're looking good in this light.