"The Gift" lyrics

I was sitting in a graveyard late one night
And I didn't know why
Had an old guitar and a bottle of wine
Fingernail moon hanging in the sky

Kudzu growing

Had a little tune going through my head
Then I started to cry
Burden laying heavy on my heart
Too much on my mind

I was staring out at the shadows
When a tall woman appeared
I heard her whisper
We know why you're here

And all around her they were gathered

Then the guitar was in my hands
Everybody singing with their soul
I could see the release on all their faces
But they knew it was time to go

They left me there in the cold gray dawn

I felt like a man walking in his sleep
I made it back to my car
But now I had a shotgun rider
She said I ain't going far

I hope you'll remember what you seen here
For as long as you live
I'm gonna have to leave you now
But you've got something to give