I kept the lamp for thirty years
I watched the salt and salt the tears
Now I stand on a concrete street
Where gold and velvet currents meet
Oh this glass desert glow
Burning fast then moving slow
Electric rivers run so bright
Cutting through the velvet night
The tide is made of rolling dice
A gamble for a heavy price
No crashing waves or salty spray
Just painted lights in bright array
Oh this glass desert glow
Burning fast then moving slow
Electric rivers run so bright
Cutting through the velvet night
I miss the wind that shook the door
The iron bells upon the shore
But here the humming wires sing
A loud and heavy golden ring
The stars are gone and hidden deep
While all the lucky gamblers sleep
I search for one true guiding light
To lead me through this fake midnight
Oh this glass desert glow
Burning fast then moving slow
Electric rivers run so bright
Cutting through the velvet night
I walk the strip in heavy boots
A man without any solid roots
The towers reach for empty air
A flashing crown for all to wear
Oh this glass desert glow
Burning fast then moving slow
Electric rivers run so bright
Cutting through the velvet night
Glass desert glow
Just let it go
Glass desert glow