Track Insight / Lyrics
Rocking down the mainline
Fifty-ton horn screams in time
'63 Buick gleaming dull chrome
A rusty road warrior home
Southbound to the breakdown lane
Whiskey Irish coffee remains
No place to crash, it's a lonely ride
Got the highway under my tire
Oh, neon nightbeat, keeping me awake
Pulse of the city, night and day
My secrets spilling out the open window frame
Neon nightbeat, you lead the way
Motel neon flickers like a firefly
Laughter and shadows stroll by
A lonely diner 3 AM
Coffee, eggs, a worn-out dream
Southbound to the breakdown lane
Whiskey Irish coffee remains
No place to crash, it's a lonely ride
Got the highway under my tire
Oh, neon nightbeat, keeping me awake
Pulse of the city, night and day
My secrets spilling out the open window frame
Neon nightbeat, you lead the way
Ghost of Route 66 in my rearview mirror
Freight yards ablaze where they shed years
The road is a living thing, pulsing and treacherous
Neon nightbeat, my heart is confiscate
Oh, neon nightbeat, keeping me awake
Pulse of the city, night and day
My secrets spilling out the open window frame
Neon nightbeat, you lead the way
A lonely shadow on the highway white
Neon nightbeat, until daylight
The mystery of this restless ride
Ends when the morning sun arrives
