Ship logs fade on shortwave bands
Salt crusts form on brass headphones
Pump handle clicks at three a.m.
Moth wings tap the buzzing glass
Radio lantern burns all night
Guiding trucks through mountain passes
Radio lantern holds the line
Steady beam for wandering souls
Logbook entries inked in green
Coordinates and weather warnings
Diesel fumes mix with sea brine
Trucker coffee steams in tin cups
Radio lantern burns all night
Guiding trucks through mountain passes
Radio lantern holds the line
Steady beam for wandering souls
Foghorn blasts from distant headlands
Answer back through antenna wires
Map pins mark the broken transmitters
Red ink circles silent sectors
One voice cracks on channel sixteen
Mayday call from listing trawler
Hands move fast on tuning knobs
Hope returns on carrier waves
Dawn paints stripes on vinyl booth
Night shift logs the final entries
Coffee rings stain weathered pages
Signal strength holds true and clear
Radio lantern burns all night
Guiding trucks through mountain passes
Radio lantern holds the line
Steady beam for wandering souls
Shift change brings the morning keeper
Warm hands take the cold headset
Logbook opens to fresh pages
Light keeps sweeping dark water
Radio lantern burns all night
Guiding trucks through mountain passes
Radio lantern holds the line
Steady beam for wandering souls
Radio lantern never fails
Radio lantern brings them home
Static fades to morning gulls
Kerosene and diesel rest
