Rubber hums on a blackened vein
Feeding on the midnight rain
Sowing seeds in the oil slick
Tires spinning fast and thick
Asphalt bloom in the yellow light
Driving through the velvet night
Sprinting fast on a concrete floor
Pushing hard for a distant door
Tarumao roots in a narrow space
Fighting for a parking place
Cold gray stone and a salted breeze
Bending like the willow trees
Asphalt bloom in the yellow light
Driving through the velvet night
Sprinting fast on a concrete floor
Pushing hard for a distant door
Sallow stems in the gutter grime
Waiting for the perfect time
Pavement heat and a heavy tread
Racing where the road is red
Check the soil in the median strip
Feel the grip as the headlights dip
One last turn on a jagged bend
Searching for the journey's end
Scent of diesel and damp pine needles
Rhythm sharp as a set of needles
Metal frames in a steady blur
Engines start with a heavy purr
Asphalt bloom in the yellow light
Driving through the velvet night
Sprinting fast on a concrete floor
Pushing hard for a distant door
Latin names for the roadside weed
Growing fast at a frantic speed
Clover clings to the highway wall
Standing proud and standing tall
Asphalt bloom in the yellow light
Driving through the velvet night
Sprinting fast on a concrete floor
Pushing hard for a distant door
Ride the line.
Ride the line.
Asphalt bloom.