Track Insight / Lyrics
Chicago streets, neon sign
Midnight's the time that's mine
Guarding the jazz club nest
And dreaming of motel rest
Low rumble of the rigs pass by
And the city's thunderous sigh
I'm wide awake, out on my feet
While the world beneath me sleeps
The rhythm of the highway beats
Against the brick of the city streets
But I'm stuck in a moment still
Forever counting down the miles
Oh, Jack's watch, the seconds go slow
While I stay low, the hours grow long
Jack's watch, these minutes never go by
In this basement, waiting for the night
Trucks keep rolling, drivers play
Guitar and sax in sync the way
My gaze drifts to the narrow stair
Leading up where crowds once filled the air
Some place in that midst I'd find her face
The girl who made the night more warm and bright
Now just shadows on the city streets
As I stand my solitary post, unique
The rhythm of the highway beats
Against the brick of the city streets
But I'm stuck in a moment still
Forever counting down the miles
Oh, Jack's watch, the seconds go slow
While I stay low, the hours grow long
Jack's watch, these minutes never go by
In this basement, waiting for the night
I could hit the open road right now
Ease on down to New Orleans somehow
Dance the night away to jazz and blues
Forget this lonely watch and all these streets
But something keeps me here in the dark
Perhaps the hope that she might come near
In the morning light, or in the night
Maybe life will flash a different light
Oh, Jack's watch, the seconds go slow
While I stay low, the hours grow long
Jack's watch, these minutes never go by
In this basement, waiting for the night
(Reprise of the intro synth riff as the track winds down)
THE END
