Hang

[Verse] There’s a girl with eyes of hazel Scuffed knees beneath her dress She’s got a little something A secret she won't confess A wart upon her leg A friend in skin and bone She calls him Hang Her brother Never feels alone [Verse 2] Hang sits on the porch steps Watches the world go by She talks to him at sundown Shares dreams under the sky He listens with his silence A partner to her play In the garden of her childhood They pick memories each day [Chorus] Oh Hang My daughter's wart A brother A friend so true You’ve seen her through the summer And the falling autumn hue While naysayers might wonder Laugh at what's been made In the heart of her small world Your bond will never fade [Verse 3] In winter’s brittle cold Hang hides beneath her wool A silent little partner Where innocence seems full Through the trials of her young life Battles of the dirt Hang’s there to cushion falls And soften all the hurt [Verse 4] Her laughter peals like thunder She holds Hang with such pride To her he’s not a blemish Or something to deride She says he tells her secrets The whispers of the earth In his tiny silent presence She finds endless worth [Chorus] Oh Hang My daughter's wart A brother A friend so true You’ve seen her through the summer And the falling autumn hue While naysayers might wonder Laugh at what's been made In the heart of her small world Your bond will never fade