Salla Day - Bird's Beak Lock (To Bury a Child) lyrics

Cedar shakes and a slate roof on a house on the hill Bird's beak lock on the gate, a bra** knocker and still She shuffles credit cards to pay a monthly bill Paints her nails, curls her hair With all that time to spare Laura Lee Oh, Laura Lee Laura Lee They named her Laura Lee She has the kind of man who tucks his tee-shirt in his jeans Drives a Pontiac, won't talk back, at least so it seems Scale models in the basement, Lionel trains She never knows When he comes home Or where he goes Oh, she hasn't slept for a year and a day Wanders the halls with a gla** of Chardonnay Years have pa**ed, left its mark She prefers the dark Laura Lee Oh, Laura Lee Laura Lee They named her Laura Lee Now she sits in the house with a dog that no one will walk Waits on her mother to call at ten to talk She never winds no more her Tiffany clock The days go by Laura Lee She wasn't even 23 If she hadn't gone out that day If she looked the other way If she only was here today If I could give it all away