You grip the wheel in August heat
Tar bubbles on the avenue
The meter ticks a steady beat
Vinyl seats cling tight to you
Neon bleeds on iron lace
Pink reflection finds its place
Diner sign paints rust with grace
Chrome and rust in summer haze
You know each crack in sidewalk skin
Where lovers carved their initials deep
The night shift starts to settle in
While city secrets fall asleep
Neon bleeds on iron lace
Pink reflection finds its place
Diner sign paints rust with grace
Chrome and rust in summer haze
A fare once left a wedding ring
On leather worn by thousand hands
You drove until the birds would sing
Through concrete veins and shifting sands
Neon bleeds on iron lace
Pink reflection finds its place
Diner sign paints rust with grace
Chrome and rust in summer haze
Now dawn cracks open like a shell
The sign flickers its final breath
You know this route and know it well
One last ride before the death
Neon bleeds on iron lace
Pink reflection finds its place
Diner sign paints rust with grace
Chrome and rust in summer haze
Chrome and rust won't fade away
Just chrome and rust at end of day
Engine idles, meter dark
You drive on, just chrome and rust
