Caution Sign Man

Lyrics

[Verse 1] He stands at the corner by the busted chain link Orange vest glowing in the hard noon heat Palm up high when the truck rolls near One eye on the road, one eye on me Paint on his boots, dust on his jeans Bent metal sign like a badge on a string He don’t say much, but his hand says stay Got a whole hard world in the turn of his wrist [Pre-Chorus] So slow down Read that face He knows the bend He knows the place One step back Let it breathe When he points that way You better see [Chorus] Caution sign man Caution sign man He keeps the whole town safe Caution sign man Caution sign man Don’t run that line today (hold up, hold up) He’s the one in the glare (hold up, hold up) With the red on his stare Caution sign man Caution sign man You move when he says move [Verse 2] Kids on bikes try to test that line Laughing too loud in the summer shine He waves them off with a crooked grin Then taps the sign like, not here, not then Pickup tires hum on the gravel seam Muddy boots track through a broken dream He plants his feet in the pouring rain Like a little bright warning with a human name [Pre-Chorus] So slow down Read that face He knows the bend He knows the place One step back Let it breathe When he points that way You better see [Chorus] Caution sign man Caution sign man He keeps the whole town safe Caution sign man Caution sign man Don’t run that line today (hold up, hold up) He’s the one in the glare (hold up, hold up) With the red on his stare Caution sign man Caution sign man You move when he says move [Bridge] He’s got the tired in his shoulders Got the sun in his skin Every scar on his knuckles Says he’s seen where we’ve been If the road gets wild If the wheels get loud He steps right in And he calms that crowd [Chorus] Caution sign man Caution sign man He keeps the whole town safe Caution sign man Caution sign man Don’t run that line today (hold up, hold up) He’s the one in the glare (hold up, hold up) With the red on his stare Caution sign man Caution sign man You move when he says move [Outro] One hand high One step back Caution sign man We know that One hand high One step back Caution sign man We know that