Jittery Hourglass

Drops in a waterfall sand in the hourglass
The falls have run dry along with the past
I stood on these rocks over 20 years ago
Nothing's left currents cease to flow

There's a cool flea market up this old mountain road
At the Georgia/Carolina line it's huge it stretches on and on
I know my map is right but everybody here is gone
Fallen down stands and buildings feel so cold and alone

It's a jittery hourglass living in the moment there's no time for fear
I can't trick this hourglass or turn back those years
That's the way it goes down and that's what I have found

I know if I take a right here well I'm fairly sure about where it'll go
Think I'll take the left fork I'm sort of lost you know
If I've hugged these mountain curves before I sure don't remember
A good way to ride out the blues that comes with November

Here's a nice new scenic overlook well it's new to me
Smoky mountain sunset looks like a distant sea
Time to find a place to crash up old highway eleven
Early morning campsites gonna smell like coffee heaven

Jittery hourglass living in the moment there's no time for fear
I can't trick the hourglass or turn back those years
That's the way it goes down and that's what I have found