Broken Spinning Wheel Lyrics

Lyric discussion by redhawk41 

Cover art for Broken Spinning Wheel lyrics by Iron & Wine

I love this song but for the life of me I can't understand what Sam sings right before "...Susie can't pronounce." But maybe that's the point. Anyway, I think this song is about an expecting couple where the wife is having doubts about how she will compare to her own mom as a mother, which leads her to consider an abortion.

Recently I've been listening to Sam's early demos and unreleased material a lot more than his albums, and this song has quickly become one of my favorite songs by him. Absolutely gorgeous.

Another song of Sam's that conveys such depth of meaning in so simple words.

Italian piazza, susie can't pronounce