Measure Twice, Bury Once
TitanChord
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.
Timing is estimated — lines are spaced evenly across the track.
Measure Twice, Bury Once
By TitanChord · Outlaw Country
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Lyrics
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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