Measure Twice, Bury Once

Intro Nobody orders a box from me. I just start cuttin'.

Verse 1 The sheriff thinks that nobody saw him Slip that envelope inside his coat I don't gossip, and I don't judge him — That's just the day I measured him for oak The banker put the widow out in April Signed the papers with a silver pen Come May there was a box behind my workshop With his name burned in the lid — I just knew when

Chorus Measure twice, bury once The pine already knows your size I don't ask, I don't rush Yours has been done since June

Verse 2 Now the whole town lies awake and listens Countin' hammer-knocks across the dark Every nail's a name, every board's a verdict And tonight the hammer's hittin' sharp

Chorus Measure twice, bury once The pine already knows your size I don't ask, I don't rush Yours has been done since June

Bridge I don't pick 'em, don't condemn 'em I just cut what the lumber calls You're askin' whose box I'm buildin' tonight — Well. You came all this way to ask. Measure twice, bury once The pine already knows your size I don't ask, I don't rush Yours has been done since June

Outro Almost done.

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