Cracked windshield catches orange glow
Embers drift where cold winds blow
Meter's off but clock keeps time
Witching hour costs double dime
Pumpkin heads on porch rails grin
Faces carved from root and rind
Passenger in widow's weeds
Pays in buttons, pays in seeds
Samhain smoke curls through the grill
Old cab rolls up Bonfire Hill
Veils are thin and wheels turn slow
Where the dead and living go
Black cat darts across the hood
Crosses path where tires stood
Driver spits and checks his mirror
Sees a face that isn't clearer
Samhain smoke curls through the grill
Old cab rolls up Bonfire Hill
Veils are thin and wheels turn slow
Where the dead and living go
Steering wheel wears bones for grip
Footbrake catches coffin slip
Radio plays static hymns
Signal lost where darkness swims
Church bell tolls from valley floor
Thirteen strokes then nothing more
Fare is paid in copper pennies
Warmed by fingers, cold and many
Dawn breaks pale on cemetery stone
Engine dies, the night is done
Ashes cold on dashboard tray
Another Hallow's come to stay
Samhain smoke curls through the grill
Old cab rolls up Bonfire Hill
Veils are thin and wheels turn slow
Where the dead and living go
Keys hang quiet in the lock
Driver walks the graveyard walk
Tires cool on frozen ground
Samhain smoke don't make a sound
