My meter ticks cold on a frozen dawn
My passenger gone before the morn
Artillery rolls like a heavy truck
That helmet lies deep in the sucking muck
My wipers cannot clear this sky
My fare meter spins but none apply
Thunder shakes my cab's steel frame
War don't care about no name
Helmet in the mud rests alone
Artillery sings its heavy drone
Taxi waits where the road gives out
Engine coughs but there's no route
Rain hammers down on my dented hood
I check my mirrors like I should
Mud sucks deep at the helmet's crown
King of the hill is lying down
My headlights cut through smoke and steel
No passenger to touch my wheel
Thunder cracks the night in two
I know what war can do
Helmet in the mud rests alone
Artillery sings its heavy drone
Taxi waits where the road gives out
Engine coughs but there's no route
My radio static speaks in code
Heavy burden on this road
That helmet bears a bullet hole
Silent witness to the toll
Helmet in the mud rests alone
Artillery sings its heavy drone
Taxi waits where the road gives out
Engine coughs but there's no route
Proverb says the road is long
But artillery sings a different song
Mud don't care for medals earned
That helmet waits for no return
Helmet in the mud rests alone
Artillery sings its heavy drone
Taxi waits where the road gives out
Engine coughs but there's no route
My shift ends slow on a quiet street
I knock mud from my weary feet
Helmet stays where the thunder rolled
My taxi's tale is growing old
Helmet in the mud rests alone
Artillery sings its heavy drone
Taxi waits where the road gives out
Engine coughs but there's no route
Helmet in the mud rests alone
My meter stops on the final fare
Mud and thunder linger there
