Track Insight / Lyrics
Neon strips the blackened sky
Late night city's final sigh
Empty streets, a lonely highway
I'm driving through the neon haze
Exhausted, searching for a place
Where the engine's roar subsides
And I can finally unload my mind
A diner parked like a float
Midnight open, ready to coast
I slide into that vinyl booth
A glowing oasis, a beacon to youth
Coffee flows, the city slows
In this diner, the night lets go
Behind the counter, a worn face
Asks about my long overdue place
Tells stories of his endless rides
From the East Coast to the Pacific highwaysides
Trucks pass by with flashing lights
While I lose myself in neon nights
The diner's hum, a steady buzz
Fuel for roads to places I must
I drain the cup, push back the seat
Time to hit the highway, beat
The miles peel back, the night unwinds
Through the Nebraska windmills, the broken roadside signs
A dying moon casts long shadows deep
As I round the bend, a sign to keep
Heading west, chasing stolen time
The open road my heart's in rhyme
No particular place to be
Just the drumbeat of the highway energy
I slide into a rundown motel
A refuge for the weary, the nomadic and all dealt
Strangers in the parking lot
In the neon, our stories are locked
A vending machine dispenses stale chips
A broken ice maker drips lukewarm drips
On the TV, a hostage situation
I kick back, tune out the condition
The constant hum of the AC Danzig dream
In the car, I wake with the dawn
Cocaine Sunrise, neon sprawn
The highway stretches out so wide
Endless adventure on my side
Neon lights dim in the rising light
