Fog clings low on iron rails
Pilot walks where shadow fails
Checks each bolt with calloused hand
Salt air eats the sleeping land
Rust wings wait for wind's command
Rust wings breathe in morning cold
Stories etched in steel unfold
No runway lights to guide him home
Just hammer rhythm steady as foam
Rust wings wait where wild winds roam
Oil stains bloom on concrete floor
Grease sings soft on metal core
He turns the prop with patient grace
Time etches lines on weathered face
Rust wings hold their frozen place
Rust wings breathe in morning cold
Stories etched in steel unfold
No runway lights to guide him home
Just hammer rhythm steady as foam
Rust wings wait where wild winds roam
Gulls cry sharp above the yard
Salt wind bites and hits him hard
He reads the gauges steady eye
No tower voice to warn or lie
Rust wings sleep beneath the sky
Rust wings breathe in morning cold
Stories etched in steel unfold
No runway lights to guide him home
Just hammer rhythm steady as foam
Rust wings wait where wild winds roam
Sun breaks through the grey ceiling
Paint peels back revealing feeling
He climbs the ladder rung by rung
Old engine coughs its song unsung
Rust wings wake with copper lung
Rust wings breathe in morning cold
Stories etched in steel unfold
No runway lights to guide him home
Just hammer rhythm steady as foam
Rust wings wait where wild winds roam
Rust wings rise and find their home
Rust wings rise