Track Insight / Lyrics
Forty years I've boiled the dark
Watched ten thousand hands grip hard
Pilot reads his thruster spark
Kitchen holds its breath till morn
Night shift runs on steam and grit
Meter clicks and pilot wit
Kettle sings a gravel tune
Thrusters hum beneath the moon
Rain on glass and frost on wing
Miles stretch while hours cling
Thruster paints the counter white
Steam curls slow through quiet night
Night shift runs on steam and grit
Meter clicks and pilot wit
Kettle sings a gravel tune
Thrusters hum beneath the moon
Old cabbie knows the road don't lie
Fuel gauge reads just like the sky
Pilot nods, checks every mile
Kettle whistles, makes it worthwhile
Night shift runs on steam and grit
Meter clicks and pilot wit
Kettle sings a gravel tune
Thrusters hum beneath the moon
Dawn breaks slow on highway strip
Thrusters cool, the kettle drip
Another fare, another flight
Night shift ends in morning light
Night shift runs on steam and grit
Meter clicks and pilot wit
Kettle sings a gravel tune
Thrusters hum beneath the moon
Night shift runs on steam and grit
We carry on, we carry on
Steam fades slow on morning watch