Crystal Clear - Jason Isbell

Daylight’s comin' in

I guess the blanket’s gettin' thin

And every shadow on my skin’s

A different shade

There’s nobody here

I heard 'em call it Crystal Clear

When you get by yourself

And you’re still wide awake

Stay away from that place

For your own sake

Manny’s fast and cheap

His daughter never goes sleep

She lost thirty-seven pounds

In ninety days

He don’t cook that much

He says he does it for the rush

And as for makin' money,

He’s got other ways

Stay away from that place

For your own sake

Stay away from that place,

It ain’t about somebody seein' you

And it really don’t matter

If he helps you pay the bills

If they take your kids away,

You know you don’t need 'em

If you ever get 'em back,

You’ll prob’ly get 'em both killed

Summer went too fast I think

As I lay off the gas

And I roll onto Manny’s Street

And smell the flames

Big red truck sits still

And all the water looks surreal

And I think, Manny’s had the skill

But not the brains

Should’ve stayed away from that place

Now it’s too late

Stay away from that place,

It ain’t about somebody seein' you

And it ain’t about havin' your name

On the Sheriff’s list

Well I told you, one day

You’d burn down the whole avenue

I thought your mama raised you

Better than this

Manny’s in the ground

Oh man, he burned that trailer down

Nobody gave a good goddamn

About him or his

Baby’s in the dirt

She finally fit into that old skirt

But I guess that don’t make much difference

After this

She should’ve stayed away from that place

Boy, I’m glad I did

Stay away from that place,

It ain’t about somebody seein' you

And it ain’t about havin' your name

On the Sheriff’s list

Well I told you, one day

You’d burn down the whole avenue

I thought your mama raised you

Better than this