Peace and Hope

A skeleton on the road A Stuckey’s of the past Pecan rolls and gasoline A place to rest the kids A shot glass and a flag decal I stuck it in the back Another cross on the road Down in the ditch Plastic flowers Smell so dead Both hands on the wheel Eyes upon the road There’s a deer with a rainbow nose Crossing oh so near Radio on an AM station A ghost of the past Down in Mississippi The Tallahatchie River Dark and muddy Floats the ghost Ain’t no place to sleep You’ll find death asunder And a catfish for a friend So heed my words And dim your lights And smile at the world For otherwise you'll find yourself Looking for a rope To pull you from the current Of despair and muddy waters And give yourself peace and hope.