Track Insight / Lyrics
From mesa's edge, the landscape spreads
Sandy channels twist, old echoes fade
Lion's tail feather, beetle's wings,
Sunbeams snag the earth in shimmering
Oh, justice in the desert's writ,
Decree of sun, freeway, gravel pit
Freedom's call, the open road,
From neon dust, our spirits soar
Lighton, I am Lighton,
Out here coping with the sun
Drawn to fire, or maybe just a glow
I can't stay in shadow, I must go
Cigarette butts dot the sagebrush plain
Grain elevators rise like ancient men
Coyotes prowl the interstate, their wail
Distant drums of trucks on asphalt trail
Oh, justice in the desert's writ,
Decree of sun, freeway, gravel pit
Freedom's call, the open road,
From neon dust, our spirits soar
Lighton, I am Lighton,
Out here coping with the sun
Drawn to fire, or maybe just a glow
I can't stay in shadow, I must go
Crossroads altar, Mojave stone,
A resting place of heart and bone
I'll leave my mark, my worn-out shoe
In this icon's frame, both old and new
Lighton, I am Lighton,
Out here coping with the sun
Drawn to fire, or maybe just a glow
I can't stay in shadow, I must go
Like ghosts from legends, we appear,
Fleeting shadows on the high desert
No crowds to judge, no city's din
Only the wind, the light, and my kin
