I drove a rig through the black night
My headlights cut through the grey haze
I searched for a spark of old light
Lost in a chrome and steel maze
The road is a ribbon of gold
The stories of copper are told
Neon oil rain on the street
Where the salt and the city heat meet
Heavy wheels rolling so slow
Watching the electric wind blow
I kept the lamp in the high tower
Watching the white foam break fast
I counted every dark hour
Waiting for the winter to pass
The road is a ribbon of gold
The stories of copper are told
Neon oil rain on the street
Where the salt and the city heat meet
Heavy wheels rolling so slow
Watching the electric wind blow
I see the gloss on the wet stone
The diesel smell fills up the air
I walk these alleys alone
With silver wires everywhere
Neon oil rain on the street
Where the salt and the city heat meet
Heavy wheels rolling so slow
Watching the electric wind blow
The oil burns bright in the harbor
The beacon spins round in the gale
I walk a bit closer and farther
Following a cold metal trail
Neon oil rain on the street
Where the salt and the city heat meet
Heavy wheels rolling so slow
Watching the electric wind blow
My tires hum a low steady song
The asphalt is humming a tune
I've been away for too long
Under a synthetic white moon
Neon oil rain on the street
Where the salt and the city heat meet
Heavy wheels rolling so slow
Watching the electric wind blow
Neon oil rain.
Let the heavy wheels go.
Neon oil rain.
