Isle Seven Kevin

Verse 1

I walked in with a rusty bracket from a mower built in '92
He took one look and said, "I know just what to do"
No searching through a thousand bins, no guessing left to fate
He'd point me down to aisle seven before I reached the gate

Now I wander through the fasteners like a ship without a shore
Three thousand bolts are staring back like I've never seen before
The signs all hang where they always hung, the lights still shine the same
But every corner of that building whispers somebody's name

Pre-Chorus

And I still catch myself looking
Toward that spot beside the paint
Like somehow he'll come walking out
And save me once again

Chorus

I miss the guy at the hardware store
The one who knew what every little thing was for
The nuts, the bolts, the washers named in far off lands
Now I'm standing here a mystery in my hand

I miss the guy at the hardware store
The one who made everything a little less unsure
Now every aisle feels longer than it ever did before
Lord, I miss the guy at the hardware store

Verse 2

The plumbing aisle feels colder now, the tool wall feels too tall
The lumber section echoes like an empty concert hall
I found myself near aisle seven just staring at the racks
Trying to remember how somehow always had my back

Chorus

I miss the guy at the hardware store
The one who knew what every little thing was for
The nuts, the bolts, the washers named in far off lands
Now I'm standing here in silence with a mystery in my hand

I miss the guy at the hardware store
The one who made the whole world seem a little less unsure
Now every aisle feels longer than it ever did before
Lord, I miss the guy at the hardware store

Steel Guitar Solo

Final Chorus

I miss the guy at the hardware store
The one who always knew what every little thing was for
When the world got complicated and the answers felt so far
He could find a single screw beneath a million stars

Nobody knows aisle seven like Kevin.

Outro

music strips back to acoustic guitar and steel guitar