Track Insight / Lyrics
Meter clicks through rain slick curves
Passenger silence, unsettled nerves
Fare reads twelve-fifty, exact change due
Wipers beat a rhythm, steady, true
Veteran knows each pothole's bite
Drives by instinct, not by light
Salt and steel beneath the wheel
Lighthouse sweeps the overpass seal
One eye watches, one hand turns
Where the asphalt meets the burns
Salt and steel, the night reveals
Lantern cuts through fog bank low
Ships count flashes, row by row
Kerosene scent on calloused palm
Guiding vessels, keeping calm
Logbook entry, neat and precise
Another watch, another slice
Salt and steel beneath the wheel
Lighthouse sweeps the overpass seal
One eye watches, one hand turns
Where the asphalt meets the burns
Salt and steel, the night reveals
Radio crackles, dispatch calls
Accident at mile marker walls
Detour takes the elevated span
Headlights paint the concrete tan
Passenger grips the vinyl seat
Prays for tires to find their feet
Salt and steel beneath the wheel
Lighthouse sweeps the overpass seal
One eye watches, one hand turns
Where the asphalt meets the burns
Salt and steel, the night reveals
Tower watches, wheels keep spinning
Clock strikes three, the night beginning
Two worlds parallel, never touching
Yet both bound by duty's clutching
Dawn breaks pale on guardrail rust
Night shift ending, dawn adjust
Logbook closed, the lens goes dark
Another shift has left its mark
Kerosene lamp wiped clean and bright
Ready for the coming night
Salt and steel beneath the wheel
Lighthouse sweeps the overpass seal
One eye watches, one hand turns
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