Sun drops hard on asphalt line
Cactus shadows stretch out long
Truckers stop for coffee sign
Neon hums a night shift song
I buzz above the broken line
Pink argon in glass veins
Miles roll out beneath the sign
Desert drinks the morning rains
Heat retreats from baking sand
Stars prick holes in velvet black
Coyote calls across the land
Radio plays static crack
Transformer sings its steady hymn
Moths beat wings on humming glass
Dust devils dance on desert rim
Another mile marker passed
I buzz above the broken line
Pink argon in glass veins
Miles roll out beneath the sign
Desert drinks the morning rains
Knew the tower knew the sea
Wick and glass and storm-wracked night
Now I glow on highway concrete
Same steady beam through morning light
Dawn bleeds pale through mesquite thorns
Engine roar fades down the grade
Coffee cups on plastic worn
Pink glass fades in morning shade
I buzz above the broken line
Pink argon in glass veins
Miles roll out beneath the sign
Desert drinks the morning rains
Still burning when the sun comes round
Still burning when the sun comes round
Transformer hums low as day breaks clear
Night watch ends the shift is done
