I was a matchbox in a thunderstorm

Lightning struck

And I was torn

Shoulda been there when the skies cleared blue

But I stayed tangled in the morning dew

I was here when I shoulda been there for you

A bird on the wire when the train flew through

The clock struck twelve

But I missed the chime

With a heart outta rhythm and a borrowed time

My shadow danced where the long road ends

Lies untold

Only fences for friends

The jukebox played a tune I didn't know

While my feet slipped where rivers flow

Oh

Midnight’s a thief with a gambler’s grin

Swept my soul like it’s blowing sin

Holdin' an ace when I needed a pair

I was stacking silver

But you'd gone nowhere

I was here when I shoulda been there for you

A bottle half full and a flame askew

The clock struck twelve

But I missed the chime

With a heart outta rhythm and a borrowed time

There’s a lonesome wind whisperin' through the pines

Each needle bends

But it draws no lines

The moon's a witness

A dusty cue

And I’m a sinner in a love made true