Track Insight / Lyrics
Black coffee in a heavy cup
The midnight sun is waking up
I flip the grill and wipe the slate
The regulars can barely wait
Silver needle, spinning slow
Telling me it's time to go
Gravel driveway, purple sky
Wait for one last long goodbye
Old Joe wants his eggs well done
He knows the shift is almost run
I check the clock against the wall
Waiting for the wind to call
Silver needle, spinning slow
Telling me it's time to go
Gravel driveway, purple sky
Wait for one last long goodbye
The chrome is cold against my palm
The twilight air is heavy calm
A pocket compass, scratched and worn
Waiting for a day reborn
Silver needle, spinning slow
Telling me it's time to go
Gravel driveway, purple sky
Wait for one last long goodbye
I hang the apron on the hook
Close the ledger, shut the book
The grease is deep beneath my skin
Where the open road begins
North is where the pine trees grow
Far away from the oven glow
One gold key and a tank of gas
Watching all the city pass
The headlights cut the velvet blue
A different world, a different view
The gravel crunches under wheel
Finally knowing how it feel
Silver needle, spinning slow
Telling me it's time to go
Gravel driveway, purple sky
Wait for one last long goodbye
Point me north now.
Just point me north.
(Smooth fade)