Coffee steam on a cracked white plate
Clock is ticking it's getting late
Grease is popping on the flat top grill
Keep the coffee and the water still
Turn the key and feel the engine shake
Drive until the morning mirrors break
Plastic tape gold in the desert heat
Sizzling roads where the canyons meet
Spinning reels in a sunlit haze
Burning through these yellow summer days
Cigarette burns on a vinyl seat
Walking fast on the shimmering street
Diner regulars know just what I need
Fastest rhythm at a breakneck speed
Turn the key and feel the engine shake
Drive until the morning mirrors break
Plastic tape gold in the desert heat
Sizzling roads where the canyons meet
Spinning reels in a sunlit haze
Burning through these yellow summer days
Brown magnetic strip begins to fray
Watching colors wash the grey away
Canyon walls in a copper glow
Moving fast while the river flows slow
Plastic tape gold in the desert heat
Sizzling roads where the canyons meet
Spinning reels in a sunlit haze
Burning through these yellow summer days
Chrome is shining in the midday glare
Scent of gasoline is in the air
Flip the burger and I wipe the tray
Dreaming of a different kind of way
Plastic tape gold in the desert heat
Sizzling roads where the canyons meet
Spinning reels in a sunlit haze
Burning through these yellow summer days
Red rock ridges under open sky
Watch the hawks and the vultures fly high
Paper napkins and a greasy thumb
Listen to the heavy bass line drum
Plastic tape gold in the desert heat
Sizzling roads where the canyons meet
Spinning reels in a sunlit haze
Burning through these yellow summer days
Plastic tape gold
Plastic tape gold Spin it round
Hold the sound