[Verse 1]
Jeni
Also Ricky
Sunday shoes and tattooed knees
Red Bible on the counter
Snake tank humming by the TV
Backyard summer
Dust and thunder
Blue tiles cracked around a dream
Big pool sitting like a question
Not a drop of water in that thing
[Chorus]
Jeni with the empty pool
Loves Jesus and the strange and cool
Hair like Absalom in the trees
Dog pulled hard and set her free
Laughing as she hits the ground
Grass-stained halo
Holy sound
Jeni with the empty pool
You make broken look so beautiful
[Verse 2]
She prays loud over garden hoses
Says
“Someday this is gonna shine”
Snakes asleep in glass cathedrals
Watching her redraw the lines
Her dog sees heaven in a squirrel
Takes that leash and runs the show (hey!)
One sharp tug
Her crown flies sideways
Curls fall wild like a letting go
[Chorus]
Jeni with the empty pool
Loves Jesus and the strange and cool
Hair like Absalom in the trees
Dog pulled hard and set her free
Laughing as she hits the ground
Grass-stained halo
Holy sound
Jeni with the empty pool
You make broken look so beautiful