Every Dirty Stone

You threw your stones from behind the hedge
You laughed out loud at the water's edge
You thought the current carried it away
Thought nobody saw at the end of the day

There was gravel kicked in an old man's face
A whispered lie in the marketplace
You took the warmth from a shivering coat
Left a bitter word in a lover's throat

Every dirty stone you ever threw
Knows the road right back to you
They don't get lost in the wind or rain
They remember your face and they know your name
Every dirty stone you ever threw
Comes rolling back to you

You built your porch on an honest ditch
Drank the well dry to make you rich
Walked on through when the floor gave in
Told yourself it was someone else's sin

Every dirty stone you ever threw
Knows the road right back to you
They don't get lost in the wind or rain
They remember your face and they know your name
Every dirty stone you ever threw
Comes rolling back to you

Now the floorboards groan in the dead of night
There's a heavy knock with no man in sight
You can bolt the pine, you can pull the shade
Can't hide from the tracks you made

Every dirty stone you ever threw
Knows the road right back to you
They don't get lost in the wind or rain
They remember your face and they know your name
Every dirty stone you ever threw
Comes rolling back to you

Right to your door
Right to your floor
Every dirty stone
Rolling on home