Dunwoody

Lyrics

[Intro — instrumental only, no vocals]
[a hollow woodblock knocks and an axe chops; the beat builds and rides]
[Instrumental build — still no singing, let the groove settle in]
[Instrumental — the woodblock and the strings carry it alone]

[Verse 1 — vocals enter at last]
Out by the Perimeter where the big mall glows,
a forest of towers in tidy rows;
knock on the wood for the luck you need,
Dunwoody humming at commuter speed.

[Chorus]
Dunwoody, Dunwoody, knock on wood,
the Perimeter's humming like it always would;
chop, chop, chop, let the workday ring,
a north-side beat on a wooden string.

[Verse 2]
Done with the woods but the name stays true,
chop, chop, chop the long day through;
a hollow knock in the marble halls,
the suburb-city where the timber calls.

[Chorus]
Dunwoody, Dunwoody, knock on wood,
the Perimeter's humming like it always would;
chop, chop, chop, let the workday ring,
a north-side beat on a wooden string.

[Outro — vocals stop here]
[Instrumental — the woodblock rides out alone, no more singing]
[Long instrumental outro — the groove fades slowly all the way down to silence]