Track Insight / Lyrics
I'm a silver circle in a leather case
Been holdin' true through every dusty place
My needle trembles when the semis roll
Pointin' north where the cholla grows
I'm brass and bone, I'm a patient guide
Keepin' watch on the desert side
When the asphalt fades and the signs all fall
I'm the only thing that still stands tall
A waitress left me on the windowsill
Said she'd be back but I know she never will
The screen door slaps and the coffee burns
I just hold my line while the world turns
I'm brass and bone, I'm a patient guide
Keepin' watch on the desert side
When the asphalt fades and the signs all fall
I'm the only thing that still stands tall
The motel sign lost half its letters years ago
Now it spells a word that nobody knows
But I remember when the vacancy shined
And a hundred strangers called this place mine
I'm brass and bone, I'm a patient guide
Keepin' watch on the desert side
When the asphalt fades and the signs all fall
I'm the only thing that still stands tall
The cook he nods through the kitchen glass
Pours his coffee black and watches hours pass
He don't know I'm waitin' for a hand
That'll turn me toward a promised land
I'm brass and bone, I'm a patient guide
Keepin' watch on the desert side
When the asphalt fades and the signs all fall
I'm the only thing that still stands tall
I'm brass and bone, I'm a patient guide
Keepin' watch on the desert side
When the asphalt fades and the signs all fall
I'm the only thing that still stands tall
Yeah, I'm the only thing that still stands tall
Santa Fe is just a memory away
I'll point you home till my needle turns to grey
