Missing Pieces Lyrics - John Hiatt

I spent all day staring at a leaf 

I know that my time here is brief 

I'd like to get some details down 

Before I move on to another town 

I met a man, he lost both arms 

He got 'em caught up in her charms 

She took the kids and the color TV 

He said, "I wish she'd taken the rest of me" 

This travelin' life, well, it ain't no good 

I'll quit it, honey, oh, if I could 

A puzzle to me why I even care 

The missing pieces are everywhere 

He drove to Dixie to hush his mouth 

She started talkin', like to wore him out 

But they found love 'neath the southern stars 

And some bruises and some scars 

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He sees her on that back porch swing 

And I believe he would do anything 

Stand all night in the pourin' rain 

To wash her memory from his brain 

This travelin' life, well, it ain't no good 

I'll quit it, honey, oh, if I could 

A puzzle to me why I even care 

The missing pieces are everywhere 

False move here, a stumble there 

A box of letters and a lock of hair 

That's all that's left when I turn out the light 

I count the missing pieces every night 

This travelin' life, well, it ain't no good 

I'll quit it, honey, oh, if I could 

A puzzle to me why I even care 

The missing pieces are everywhere 

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This travelin' life, well, it ain't no good 

I'll quit it, honey, oh, if I could 

A puzzle to me why I even care 

The missing pieces are everywhere 

The missing pieces are everywhere