Track Insight / Lyrics
Meter clicks eleven years of night
Yellow cab holds diesel, sweat, and light
Silver needle hums beneath the glass
Pointing true while long asphalt miles pass
Silver needle, spin me home tonight
Arizona stars burn cold and bright
Highway hums a lullaby of steel
Compass knows the way the heart can feel
Fare paid in stories, not in dollar bills
Rider speaks of canyons, valleys, hills
Needle trembles when the road bends west
Rests on north like a bird on a nest
Silver needle, spin me home tonight
Arizona stars burn cold and bright
Highway hums a lullaby of steel
Compass knows the way the heart can feel
Radio plays Marley, heavy bass line deep
Hammond organ swells while the city sleeps
Brass rings muted, golden, warm and deep
Guiding us through the wide desert storm
No paper map can show the roads we know
The needle sings where the four winds blow
Twenty years of turns and dead-end streets
Still the compass never misses a beat
Sunrise paints the saguaro gold and red
Another night shift finally tucked in bed
Pocket compass warm against my open palm
Steady as a heartbeat, steady, calm, and true
Silver needle, spin me home tonight
Arizona stars burn cold and bright
Highway hums a lullaby of steel
Compass knows the way the heart can feel
Keys turn off, the engine sighs to rest
Silver needle points toward morning west
Tomorrow's fares will write another line
But true north stays forever mine, all mine
Silver needle, spin me home tonight
Arizona stars burn cold and bright
Highway hums a lullaby of steel
Compass knows the way the heart can feel
True north calling, silver, strong, and real
Needle hums beneath the breaking dawn
This long journey carries on and on
