Track Insight / Lyrics
I lean against the fence post, bent and tired
Watched the kid grow tall while the sun retired
He left his jacket on my handlebar
Now I'm tracing where the gravel edges are
Gravel light, gravel light
Cutting through the coming night
I don't sleep, I just roll
Down the driveway, down the road
Gravel light, gravel light
Hold the edges, hold them tight
A camera in his pocket, film half gone
He rode me past the cornfield till the dawn
The bus stop sign still flickers in the haze
I'm counting all the miles and all the days
Gravel light, gravel light
Cutting through the coming night
I don't sleep, I just roll
Down the driveway, down the road
Gravel light, gravel light
Hold the edges, hold them tight
The chain is stiff but I can still go
Past the willow where the creek runs slow
He traced his thumb across my rusty frame
Then caught a ride and never came again
Gravel light, gravel light
Cutting through the coming night
I don't sleep, I just roll
Down the driveway, down the road
Gravel light, gravel light
Hold the edges, hold them tight
I keep his shadow in my spokes
The faded Polaroid, the half-told jokes
If he comes back, I'll be right here
Leaning on the fence post, shifting gear
The porch light's buzzing, moths are on the screen
I'm the last thing left that's painted green
Tomorrow I'll be leaning where I stand
A bicycle with gravel in its hands
Gravel light, gravel light
Cutting through the coming night
I don't sleep, I just roll
Down the driveway, down the road
Gravel light, gravel light
Hold the edges, hold them tight
Hold the edges, hold them tight
Rust on the chain, I'm still rolling
Past the mailbox, past the falling