Rain hits the curb like a drum
City is cold and it's numb
Taxi is idling in line
Waiting for one perfect sign
Silver needle in the rain
Rusting slow to hide the pain
Lost behind a laundry door
North is where we go no more
Silver needle in the rain
Copper is turning to green
Ugliest thing I have seen
Found by the soap and the steam
Broken like some old city dream
I drove a million long miles
Passed by a thousand fake smiles
Fare in the back wants to go
Fast as the wind or real slow
Silver needle in the rain
Rusting slow to hide the pain
Lost behind a laundry door
North is where we go no more
Silver needle in the rain
Hold it tight in your palm
Find a way to stay calm
Metal cold on the skin
This is where we begin
Weather is turning to grey
Wash all the sorrow away
Pocket is empty and light
Looking for one steady light
Silver needle in the rain
Rusting slow to hide the pain
Lost behind a laundry door
North is where we go no more
Silver needle in the rain
Pointing north, pointing true
Silver needle, just for you
(Fade out)
Silver needle...