Track Insight / Lyrics
I drive the route that no one knows
Where the old black river flows
The meter clicks a steady beat
While oil stains the empty street
Electric pink and humming blue
The crossroads light is calling through
I stop the car to clear my head
Where the old road meets the red
A cup of coffee, black and hot
The only place a man can plot
The leather seats are torn and grey
I watch the city fade away
Electric pink and humming blue
The crossroads light is calling through
I stop the car to clear my head
Where the old road meets the red
I knew this pump in sixty-four
Before they locked the sliding door
The diesel smell is thick and sweet
A heavy haze above the heat
The map is folded, worn and thin
I don't know where the turns begin
Just a fare who lost his way
In the glare of a dying day
A small tip left on the plastic tray
The midnight wind begins to sway
I shift the gear to find the coast
A lonely driver, a lonely ghost
Electric pink and humming blue
The crossroads light is calling through
I stop the car to clear my head
Where the old road meets the red
The Wurlitzer plays a lazy tune
Beneath a pale and heavy moon
I check the mirror, check the line
And leave the flicker of the sign
Electric pink and humming blue
The crossroads light is calling through
I stop the car to clear my head
Where the old road meets the red
Just another mile to go.
Keep it steady, keep it slow.
Electric blue.
The crossroads blue.
