Bittersweet by Sundown

Verse

Screen door swinging on a rusty hinge

Porch light catchin' dust like amber fringe

Two glasses sweatin' on the wooden rail

Ice done melted but the story won't grow stale

Pre-Chorus

So how do I keep what the daylight steals

When the sky turns gold on copper fields

Tell me how a moment learns to stay

Chorus

I'm holdin' on to the bittersweet by sundown

Wrapped around my ribs like a warm brown gown

Sweet as peach, bitter as the coffee ground

I'm holdin' on to the bittersweet by sundown

Verse

Radio hummin' through the kitchen wall

Your old boots still standin' in the hall

Flour on the counter, biscuits in the pan

Ghost of Sunday mornin' I don't understand

Pre-Chorus

So how do I keep what the daylight steals

When the sky turns gold on copper fields

Tell me how a moment learns to stay

Chorus

I'm holdin' on to the bittersweet by sundown

Wrapped around my ribs like a warm brown gown

Sweet as peach, bitter as the coffee ground

I'm holdin' on to the bittersweet by sundown

Bridge

Maybe I don't need to keep it whole

Just a little ember for the winter cold

Maybe lettin' go is holdin' on

To the warmth that stays when the light is gone

Chorus

I'm holdin' on to the bittersweet by sundown

Wrapped around my ribs like a warm brown gown

Sweet as peach, bitter as the coffee ground

I'm holdin' on to the bittersweet by sundown

Still holdin' on when the sun goes down