Resting heavy in the desert heat
Asphalt ribs above my head
Trucks roar past with thunder beat
Shaking dust upon my bed
Case is shut but seams breathe deep
Wood remembers what to keep
Wood remembers every hand
Wood remembers where they've been
Varnish holds the fingerprint
Varnish keeps the resin in
Concrete cradle hold me tight
Desert sun beats down on wood
Strings stay tuned through the night
Singing where the trucks once stood
Overhead the rubber sings
I play the song the highway brings
Case is cracked but hinge holds fast
Horsehair bow lies in the dark
Memories of the first and last
Etched upon my maple chest
Driver left me years ago
Meter stopped but music flows
Wood remembers every hand
Wood remembers where they've been
Varnish holds the fingerprint
Varnish keeps the resin in
Concrete cradle hold me tight
Desert sun beats down on wood
Strings stay tuned through the night
Singing where the trucks once stood
Overhead the rubber sings
I play the song the highway brings
Coyote howls at midnight hour
Vibrations hum through steel and wire
Dust settles on the bridge of power
Tuning pegs resist the fire
Heat expands the glue and grain
But I will not snap or strain
Concrete cradle hold me tight
Desert sun beats down on wood
Strings stay tuned through the night
Singing where the trucks once stood
Overhead the rubber sings
I play the song the highway brings
Tourists stop and take a picture
Flashbulb pops then fades to black
They don't hear the hidden fixture
Humming underneath the stack