Midnight meter cuts the engine cold
White screen stands like bones so old
Gravel sings beneath the wheel
Copper rooster caught in steel
Green copper turns in no man's wind
Stuck fast where the screen begins
Rooster doesn't crow for rain
Just points where the rust remains
Kids once screamed from backseat rows
Popcorn grease on denim clothes
Projector hummed a steady beat
Lovers kissed in bucket seats
Green copper turns in no man's wind
Stuck fast where the screen begins
Rooster doesn't crow for rain
Just points where the rust remains
I drove dates to this same lot
Meter running, like it or not
Now the ticket booth leans low
Weeds grow where the tickets go
Storm peeled paint from off the wood
Left the rooster where it stood
Lightning missed the copper spine
Left it twisting, caught in twine
Vines climb up the speaker poles
Nature takes what man controls
Rooster's beak points to the ground
Silence is the only sound
Green copper turns in no man's wind
Stuck fast where the screen begins
Rooster doesn't crow for rain
Just points where the rust remains
Fare is paid and engine starts
Rooster keeps his weathered heart
Green against the morning blue
Still points true, he always knew
Green copper turns in no man's wind
Stuck fast where the screen begins
Rooster doesn't crow for rain
Just points where the rust remains
Copper rooster, green and still
Points the way up on the hill