Night falls hard on Tucson streets
My cab rolls slow through desert heat
A silver compass hums alive
It points the way we gotta drive
Silver compass humming low
Through the desert we must go
Arizona sky wide open
Wheels keep turning never broken
You ask me where the road will end
I grin and shift to gear again
The needle spins but knows the truth
It guides us through the wasted youth
Silver compass humming low
Through the desert we must go
Arizona sky wide open
Wheels keep turning never broken
Radio plays a mariachi tune
Coyote howls at rising moon
The compass needle never lies
It sees the truth in weary eyes
Miles fade behind like ghostly smoke
Dreams awake when chains are broke
Compass points to morning light
We chase the dawn through endless night
Gas gauge drops but we don't care
Freedom riding on the air
Silver humming in my palm
Steady as a desert calm
Silver compass humming low
Through the desert we must go
Arizona sky wide open
Wheels keep turning never broken
Sunrise paints the sandstone red
Dust settles where the wheels have led
Silver compass goes to sleep
Promises we swore to keep
Silver compass humming low
Through the desert we must go
Arizona sky wide open
Wheels keep turning never broken
Humming low as desert sighs
Silver compass our goodbyes
