Wrench turns cold on manifold bolt
Salt air eats the chrome and paint
Nitrous bottle hisses sharp
Pressure builds in copper vein
Pier planks groan beneath my boots
Gulls cry sharp through exhaust fumes
Tide pulls back on rusted chains
Engine coughs then finds its beat
Salt in the fuel line burns clean
Hymns rise up from grease-stained jeans
Altos hum where pistons scream
Harbor wind knows what I mean
Salt in the fuel line burns clean
Timing light flashes neon green
Distributor cap cracked but holds
Spark jumps gap like prayer sent up
Faith measured in thousandths now
Salt in the fuel line burns clean
Hymns rise up from grease-stained jeans
Altos hum where pistons scream
Harbor wind knows what I mean
Salt in the fuel line burns clean
Choir robes traded for coveralls
Organ pipes swapped for straight pipes' call
Amen shouted in torque and steel
Grace found in the torque I feel
Moon paints silver on the water
Exhaust clouds catch ghost light glow
No congregation waits for me
Just gulls and gears in harmony
Dawn cracks slow on horizon line
Nitrous purge blows white and clean
Another tune, another day
Salt stays deep in everything
Salt in the fuel line burns clean
Hymns rise up from grease-stained jeans
Altos hum where pistons scream
Harbor wind knows what I mean
Salt in the fuel line burns clean
Salt in the fuel line...
Salt in the fuel line burns clean