Black coffee in a plastic cup
The midnight oil is burning up
Salty grease on a heavy plate
The regulars are running late
Count the footsteps on the road
Carry every heavy load
Pale wings flying to the white
Screaming through the desert night
Sifting sugar through a shaking hand
Cold wind blowing through the sand
Diesel fumes and a rusted grill
Everything is standing still
Count the footsteps on the road
Carry every heavy load
Pale wings flying to the white
Screaming through the desert night
Asphalt humming like a broken wire
Tires spinning like a rolling fire
Watch the headlights hit the painted line
Drinking water and a bitter wine
Count the footsteps on the road
Carry every heavy load
Pale wings flying to the white
Screaming through the desert night
Open wide the double door
I can't take the static anymore
Cut the engine, kill the glare
Electric tension in the air
Paper napkins on a Formica top
Wait for the spinning world to stop
Counting miles in a steady beat
Burning rubber in the summer heat
Count the footsteps on the road
Carry every heavy load
Pale wings flying to the white
Screaming through the desert night
Pale wings, white heat
Screaming through the night
One more cup of black
One more mile back