Idiot Wind

[Verse 1] Someone’s got it in for me They’re plantin' stories in the press Whoever it is I wish they’d cut it out But when they will I can only guess They say I shot a man named Gray And took his wife to Italy And she inherited a million bucks And when she died it came to me I can’t help it if I’m lucky [Verse 2] People see me all the time They just can’t remember how to act Their minds are filled with big ideas, images and distorted facts And even you, yesterday You had to ask me where it was at I couldn’t believe after all this time You didn’t know me better than that Sweet lady [Chorus] Idiot wind Blowing every time you move your mouth Blowing down the backroads heading south Idiot wind Blowing every time you move your teeth You’re an idiot, babe It’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe [Verse 3] Through the [?] yesterday Said there might be thunder at the well Peace and quiet's been avoiding me For so long, it feels like living hell There’s a lone soldier on the hill Watching falling raindrops pour You'd never know [?] to look at him But in the final shot he'd won the war After losing every battle [Verse 4] I woke up on the roadside Daydreaming about the way things sometimes are Hoofbeats pounding in my head I'd break the [?] it's makin' me see stars You hurt the ones that I love best You cover up the truth with lies One day you’ll be in the ditch Flies buzzing around your eyes Blood on your saddle [Chorus] Idiot wind Blowing through the flowers on your tomb Blowing through the curtains in your room Idiot wind Blowing every time you move your teeth You’re an idiot, babe It’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe [Verse 5] It was gravity which pulled us in And destiny which broke us apart You tamed the lion in my cage But it just wasn’t enough to change my heart Now everything’s a little upside down As a matter of fact, the wheels have stopped What’s good is bad, what’s bad is good You’ll find out when you reach the top That you’re on the bottom [Verse 6] I noticed at the ceremony That you left all your bags behind The driver came in after you left And gave them all to me and then he resigned The priest wore black on the seventh day Waltzing 'round while the buildings burned You didn't trust me for a minute, babe I've never known the spring to turn So quickly to Autumn [Chorus] Idiot wind Blowing every time you move your jaw From the Grand Coulee Dam to Mardi Gras Idiot wind Blowing every time you move your teeth You’re an idiot, babe It’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe [Verse 7] We pushed each other a little too far And one day it just jumped into a raging storm Behind [?] babe, behind [?] trees As I was packing up my uniform I figured I'd lost you anyway Why go on? What's the use? In order to get in a word with you I'd have to Come up with some excuse And it just struck me kind of funny [Verse 8] I been double-crossed too much At times I think I've almost lost my mind Lady killers load ice on me behind my back while Imitators steal me blind You close your eyes and part of your lips And slip your fingers from your glove You can have the best there is But its gonna cost you all your love You won't get it for the money [Chorus] Idiot wind Blowing through the buttons of our coats Blowing through the letters that we wrote Idiot wind Blowing through the dust upon our shelves We’re idiots, babe It’s a wonder we can even feed ourselves