Cold steel on a salted coast
I watch for the ghost of a post
I keep the glass polished and clean
The brightest spark I have ever seen
Ride through the velvet blue night
Cut through the dark with your light
High on the terrace you glow
Watching the city below
Two wheels on a cobblestone street
The rhythm of rubber and beat
Your lamp is a spark in the haze
Cutting the city in a blaze
I stood by the tide and the foam
You found a new way to go home
One light for the ship in the bay
One light to lead you on your way
Ride through the velvet blue night
Cut through the dark with your light
High on the terrace you glow
Watching the city below
Above the zinc roofs and the gray
The night turns the evening to day
A single white beam in the air
A signal that someone is there
The oil in my lamp is now low
But your silver battery glow
Is steady and sharp as a knife
Bringing the rooftop back to life
Ride through the velvet blue night
Cut through the dark with your light
High on the terrace you glow
Watching the city below
Chrome lantern, gold light.
Keep the light bright.
