Track Insight / Lyrics
You climb the ladder, knees crack loud
Cardboard towers, lost and proud
Sunbeam cuts the grime so thick
Dust floats lazy, slow and thick
Attic light hits chrome and steel
Eighteen wheels forget to heal
Morning coffee, bitter, real
Diesel promises you steal
Vinyl booth holds breakfast heat
Bacon grease on paper seat
Logbook pages, edges frayed
Miles you drove and debt you paid
Attic light hits chrome and steel
Eighteen wheels forget to heal
Morning coffee, bitter, real
Diesel promises you steal
Wurlitzer plays a bent blue note
Short-order jokes to keep afloat
Regulars don't ask you why
They just watch the bacon fry
Attic light hits chrome and steel
Eighteen wheels forget to heal
Morning coffee, bitter, real
Diesel promises you steal
Cardboard box holds CB mic
Static voices, cold as ice
Dispatcher's growl, a memory
Sunrise paints the dusty brow
Kettle screams on flattop grill
Time stands still on window sill
You touch cold glass against your skin
Another day to drive again
Descent is slower than the climb
Knees protest in morning time
Booth is waiting, coffee black
No tip left on vinyl rack
Attic light hits chrome and steel
Eighteen wheels forget to heal
Morning coffee, bitter, real
Diesel promises you steal
Attic light hits chrome and steel
Wurlitzer fades to grease and light
Another haul, another night
