Lyric discussion by ceremonious 

Cover art for Think It Over One Time lyrics by Robert Earl Keen, Jr.

"The hardwood's flying by like punches in a barroom brawl" should be:

The hard words flying by....

Great song. One of my favorites.

It's about one of those arguments you know a relationship probably just can't recover from. The kind where too much is said that can't be taken back, and it just seems like the only possible outcome is just to leave, so the woman wants to leave but the guy is still trying to convince her to stay.