John Hiatt - Missing pieces

^GI sit all day staring at a leaf. ^EmI know that my time here is brief. ^AmI'd like to get some details down. ^CBefore I move on to another town. ^GI met a man he lost both arms. ^EmHe got 'em cought up in her charms. ^AmShe took the kids and the color TV. He said &^Cquot;I wish she'd taken the rest of me."

^GThis travelin' life well it aint no good. ^EmI'd quit it honey oh if I could. ^AmA puzzle to me why I even care. ^CThe missing pieces are everywhere. G/Em ^GHe drove to dixie to hush his mouth. ^EmShe started talkin' like to wore him out. ^AmThey found love beneath the southern stars. ^CAnd some bruises and some scars. ^GHe sees her on that back porch swing. ^EmAnd I believe he would do anything. ^AmStand all night in the pourin' rain. ^CTo wash her memory from her brain.

^GA false move here, a stumble there. ^EmA box of letters and a lock of hair. ^AmThat's all that's left when I turn out the light. ^CI count the missing pieces every night.