Larry Kendrick

Lyrics

Saw the sign out on the highway
It said yard sale come on in
So I pulled into the driveway
And parked my car down at the end

I thought it was a festival
There were lawn chairs everywhere
Saw pots and pans praying hands
And tools to cut your hair

They said come on in sit a spell
You can rest your weary bones
Route 52 can be kind to you
When theres a yard sale going on

They said take your time make up your mind
But we can't take a charge
And if its too big to carry
You can leave it here in the yard

So I strummed the strings on a mndolin
And put a banjo on my knee
But it was the sound of that big guitar
That got the best of me

Old people stopped to look around
As they hummed their favorite song
Route 52 can be kind to you
When theres a yard sale going on

I heard about the old days
As they shared some memories
Bout how they met and fell and love
Back in nineteen forty three

I asked them how it was back then
When they were young and times were lean
They said they raised eight children
With lots of love and pinto beans

I waved goodbye and went on my way
But in my mind theres still that song
Route 52 can be kind to you
When theres a yard sale going on

Route 52 can be kind to you
When theres a yard sale going on