Track Insight / Lyrics
Dusk settles slow over the bayou
Cypress shadows fondle the old brick wall
I open up my shed, flicker on the lamp
Hunched over my buttoned-up cash box, waiting for the dark
Tolls paid by folks on their way to and from the misty spark
Of neon signs and lonely hearts in the cypress knees
Only I remain awake beneath the Louisiana trees
Routine tolls in till the sun dips low
Then I linger listening for the whispers only the bayou knows
Secrets of lovers in the chevelle, tales of the night
As moonlight weaves the spiderwebs brightly
Bayou breeze, you caress my skin
With whispers of lonely lovers within
In neon puddles, their stories sleep
As I count coins 'neath the cypress tree
Trucks rumble by, their headlights aglow
Folks speeding past the toll, unaware the secrets I know
Of yearning glances, stolen kisses by the light
Of love that flickers like the lineman's lamp in the night
Routine tolls in till the sun dips low
Then I linger listening for the whispers only the bayou knows
Secrets of lovers in the chevelle, tales of the night
As moonlight weaves the spiderwebs brightly
Bayou breeze, you caress my skin
With whispers of lonely lovers within
In neon puddles, their stories sleep
As I count coins 'neath the cypress tree
Some nights I see their silhouettes in passing cars
Laughter, tears, the pulse of more than just headlights and scars
Our world of routine and rusty gates
Their fleeting passions like the fireflies that blaze and fade
Bayou breeze, you lift my head
With whispers of hearts that dare not be said
In neon puddles, their truths remain
As I lock up tight 'neath the cypress bane
I backtrack to the house, coins clipped in my hand
As the bayou's breeze wipes the heat from the land
In the dark, I can't help but ponder
The timeless secrets of lovers in the thunder.
