I hang where the adobe shadows stretch
Pink tubing curled in a dusty catch
The veranda roof keeps the sand off my glass
I glow for the travelers rolling past
Semi trucks rumble on the interstate spine
My transformer hums a low voltage line
I'm the neon veranda buzzing in the night
Sheltered from the wind holding steady light
Desert stars don't need a switch to shine
But I'll flicker till the morning outline
A kid with a Canon leans on the rail
Snaps my pink arrows in the stale night air
She's running from something or maybe just bored
I've seen a thousand like her loved ignored
The highway sighs with a tired diesel groan
I keep my vigil burning on my own
I'm the neon veranda buzzing in the night
Sheltered from the wind holding steady light
Desert stars don't need a switch to shine
But I'll flicker till the morning outline
The motel sign fell in a windstorm last year
Now I'm the only color for miles around here
The owner paints my tubes with a shaky hand
Says I'm the best landmark in this forgotten land
I'm the neon veranda buzzing in the night
Sheltered from the wind holding steady light
Desert stars don't need a switch to shine
But I'll flicker till the morning outline
Coyotes yip where the juniper grows
My pink light paints the dust on the rows
A couple argues in room number four
I buzz out their rhythm through the screen door
I'm the neon veranda buzzing in the night
Sheltered from the wind holding steady light
Desert stars don't need a switch to shine
But I'll flicker till the morning outline
The sky turns the color of a bruised plum skin
My glow starts to thin as the day slides in
But I'll be here when the sun goes down again
The desert's own lantern the traveler's friend
I'm the neon veranda buzzing in the night
Sheltered from the wind holding steady light
Desert stars don't need a switch to shine
But I'll flicker till the morning outline
Buzzing pink patient waiting for dark
Veranda shadow my electric mark
