He parks the rig in a salted lot
The engine hums while the grill is hot
A plastic cup with a leaking lid
He hides the map where the ledger slid
The diner light is a buzzing green
The strangest sight that he's ever seen
He counts the coins in a leather fold
A story told while the coffee's cold
Diesel and glass in a midnight rain
Rolling the miles just to numb the pain
Steel on the road and a heavy load
Watching the markers on a lonely road
He checks the oil by a flickering beam
The asphalt looks like a frozen stream
A crooked sign points the way to town
Where the heavy curtains are pulling down
Diesel and glass in a midnight rain
Rolling the miles just to numb the pain
Steel on the road and a heavy load
Watching the markers on a lonely road
The tires are worn and the brakes are thin
He wonders where the long haul will begin
A thousand miles in a single breath
Driving a line between life and death
The motel door has a rusted lock
He listens close to the ticking clock
A wooly coat on a vinyl chair
The scent of grease in the stagnant air
He dreams of salt and a steady light
That cuts the fog in the dead of night
A different watch on a rocky shore
He doesn't want the highway anymore
Diesel and glass in a midnight rain
Rolling the miles just to numb the pain
Steel on the road and a heavy load
Watching the markers on a lonely road
Diesel and glass. The lonely road.
Just a heavy load.
Diesel and glass.
