Birdcages and Bad Rivers

Mystic Cowboys


Back Door Man

Knock on the back door in the morning

Any time after 7:00

Cause if you’re feeling like hell

He’ll sell you a shot of heaven

Listen for his shaking hand

As he unlocks the door

He’ll tell you strange secrets

As he runs a mop across the floor

 

Back door man feeds a stray dog

Last night's steak bones

And he’ll serve you a cold one

For that thirst that don’t leave you alone

Knock on the back door

Harrold are you in there

 

He’ll tell you of ladies lost

And the memories they carry

But the only one that interests you

Is that one called Bloody Mary

 

Back door man feeds a stray dog

Last night's steak bones

He’ll serve you a cold one

For that thirst that don’t leave you alone

Knock on the back door

Knock on the back door

 

He ain’t pretty in the morning light

His face is cracked like worn leather

He’ll let you sleep in the corner booth

If you’ve been fightin’ off the weather

 

Back door man feeds a stray dog

Last night's steak bones

He’ll serve you a cold one

For that thirst that don’t leave you alone

Knock on the back door