Check the meter, watch the clock
Tires humming round the dock
Silver paint and rusted steel
Hands are steady on the wheel
Salty air on the wire
Cold wind fuels a hidden fire
Tracing lines by the pier
Calling out for all to hear
Static crackles in my ear
Tell me what the sailors fear
Coffee black in a plastic cup
Wait for the morning sun to wake up
Salty air on the wire
Cold wind fuels a hidden fire
Tracing lines by the pier
Calling out for all to hear
Wrong turn down a narrow lane
Wet asphalt and a gray stain
Empty fares and a heavy load
Ghostly lights on a harbor road
Hold the line, do not let it go
Watch the tide and the current flow
Turn the dial to a frequency
Locked inside this salty sea
Old proverbs for a new day's pay
Keep the engine from the spray
One more mile to the city gate
Beat the clock or accept the fate
Salty air on the wire
Cold wind fuels a hidden fire
Tracing lines by the pier
Calling out for all to hear
Shift the gear and steer it right
Cutting through the velvet night
Copper coins in a velvet tray
Driving till the blue turns gray
Salty air on the wire
Cold wind fuels a hidden fire
Tracing lines by the pier
Calling out for all to hear
Ten-four, over and out.
Ten-four, without a doubt.
End of line.