There Must Be Another song A piece of twine held down the lid Forty bucks was what he’d bid He said said he felt something inside A feeling that he thought had died And could I help him set it free We cut the rope opened the case What I saw was such a waste A lifetime of much ill abuse Warped and cracked and braces loose My heart ached at the sight of it He asked if it could be repaired I said it was beyond my care When he looked up his eyes met mine I saw a man near out of time I said I’d see what I could do There must be another song Hiding in there for so long Waiting for a long lost key Carried by a man who would set it free He said he once had one like this A double 0 1946 But it got smashed against the wall Exactly when he can’t recall But she had left that morning

When he came back from being numb He went to look for what he’d done But someone had swept the wood away The twisted strings, had the fine inlay Were all gone without warning Chorus I worked all week both night and day Reset the neck carved new inlay Scrapped off the paint that hid the grain Released the wood and tones contained So beautiful the sound it made I waited for him by moonlight A melody was born that night Night turned into day and then I saw the words fall from my pen I never saw his face again There must be another song Hiding in there for so long Waiting for a long lost key Carried by a man who would set it free Was it him I wrote it for or was it me A piece of twine held down the lid Forty bucks was what he bid