You stand by the gravel road
Bearing such a heavy load
Rusty steel and peeling paint
Looking like a metal saint
Counting every step you take
Watching how the pebbles shake
Underneath the humming glow
Waiting for the wind to blow
Like a seed in frozen clay
You have waited for the day
Rhizome dreams in oil and grime
Measuring the steady time
Counting every step you take
Watching how the pebbles shake
Underneath the humming glow
Waiting for the wind to blow
Tarweaves cling to every wheel
Hiding all the oxidized steel
Patience like a slow growing vine
Crossing through a jagged line
Bowed cello moans a low deep sound
Rooted to the blackened ground
One more mile to reach the bend
Where the lonely railway ends
You see the gas station light
Cutting through the velvet night
Syllables of clicking gears
Counting out the lonely years
Counting every step you take
Watching how the pebbles shake
Underneath the humming glow
Waiting for the wind to blow
Solenopsis builds a hill
While the midnight air stays still
Iron skin and copper vein
Drinking in the sudden rain
Counting every step you take
Watching how the pebbles shake
Underneath the humming glow
Waiting for the wind to blow
Iron Root, Iron Root
Deep in the soil.