[Verse 1]
Wrap me up in roots on a summer day
Kick off your boots, come out and play
Come outside into the daylight
Traipse across the yard, throw stones at my window in the dead of night

[Bridge]
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh

[Chorus]
When the dust settles, when the kettle's dry
I realize you have always been the favorite in my eyes
I loved you best, still, everything must rest

When you left, I was like a hive without a bee
Carved up, withered, twisted like some old dead tree
I layеd about in the tall grass hiding out
'Til they hit me with sticks and plungеd me deep into the sound

[Bridge]
Oh oh don't
Oh oh oh

[Chorus]
When the dust settles, when the kettle's dry
I realize you have always been the favorite in my eyes
I was a mess when you left, one foot in front of the other
I was a mess, it's a bitter pill, everything must rest
[Verse 3]
I felt no freedom being free
My time was just another chore for me

[Chorus]
When the dust settles, when the kettle's dry
I realize you have always been the favorite in my eyes
I was a mess when you left, one foot in front of the other
I was a mess when you left, there was no place to hide
I was a mess when you left, I had to put the coins over your eyes
I was a mess, I was bereft, still, everything must rest