Pegs on the Line
Style: Country waltz

[Verse 1]
I pin the pillowcase up grey and damp
against the wire where the rust has spread
you hum from the doorway, half dressed still
I hold two pegs and think of you, Nancy

[Chorus]
Nancy, you're the reason I go slow
hanging small things out to dry
you make the plainest morning stay
Nancy, this is how I know

[Verse 2]
The fence leans hard against the wind
but I keep pinning, steady as I can
you watch me from the window, laughing soft
that look you give could sink or save me

[Pre-chorus]
Every peg I place is just for you
a small and stubborn kind of proof
and I'm still learning how you love me

[Chorus]
Nancy, you're the reason I go slow
hanging small things out to dry
you make the plainest morning stay
Nancy, this is how I know

[Bridge]
No fancy words, no grand romancy
just wet cloth and cold, bare hands
this is the whole of what I've got
and Nancy, it was always meant for you

[Chorus]
Nancy, you're the reason I go slow
hanging small things out to dry
you make the plainest morning stay
Nancy, this is how I know

[Outro]
The pillowcase still hangs there, drying slow
and Nancy, I am still holding on

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