Track Insight / Lyrics
You pace the black asphalt heat,
Tapping rhythm with your feet.
Yellow paint is peeling thin,
Where the midnight shifts begin.
You scan the rows of plastic chairs,
Searching for the vacant stares.
Silver keys inside your palm,
Keeping all the chaos calm.
Find the ghost in Checker Cab Blue,
Searching for a kind of clue.
Spin the wheel and chase the glow,
Where the heavy currents flow.
You watch the flashing motel light,
Cutting through the velvet night.
Check the register for a name,
Playing such a lonely game.
Find the ghost in Checker Cab Blue,
Searching for a kind of clue.
Spin the wheel and chase the glow,
Where the heavy currents flow.
Flash the high beams once or twice,
Paying out a heavy price.
Shift the gear and feel the shake,
Wait for one more heart to break.
You spot a figure by the gate,
Deciding on a sudden fate.
Open wide the heavy door,
Tell me what you're looking for.
Your dashboard clock is ticking fast,
Holding on to something past.
Slam the brake and hold the line,
Reading every jagged sign.
Find the ghost in Checker Cab Blue,
Searching for a kind of clue.
Spin the wheel and chase the glow,
Where the heavy currents flow.
Just a ghost in Checker Cab Blue.
Drive away, I'm watching you.
