How To Grow A Lyrics

song lyrics How To Grow A Woman From The Ground lyrics I caught a string full of fish down by the damn I ll drag them back to the field they should be dead by then Wipe the sweat off my neck and tally ho the plow I m gonna grow a woman from the ground The night was a chalkboard with a fingernail moon If the fish ain t dead yet they will be pretty soon Kinda like the feeling at an old folks home Even though you love them you can t wait for them to go I ll call her Angelina she s a teacher I once had A halo of honey wrapped around her head And she always used to give me some when I was a kid I told her that I loved her and then I went and hid I ll take you into town and I ll show you off And there s room on your dress for a corsage And I ll open up every door for you I opened up my almanac and in my head I read Cut your wrist on the fins of the fish and drain all you can So I rolled up my sleeves and then began to draw lines just as deep as the days are long I sewed up my wrist and sewed the ground with my blood Staind up my clothes pretty good and I turned that dirt to mud I couldn t help but close my eyes and lay my body down Cause I heard it takes forever to grow a woman from the ground I bleed for you now and I m skinny as a rail And I ll be so obliged to keep you nice and warm and safe and won t you be so proud of me song lyrics