Track Insight / Lyrics
He parks his truck beneath the flickering sign
A thermos of coffee, a flashlight, a nine
The washers hum low like a slow heartbeat
He props up his boots at the end of the street
Spin, spin, wash it all away
The rain keeps falling on the motel gray
Spin, spin, nothing left to say
He watches the water take the night away
A quarter moon sinks in a puddle of oil
He checks every lock on this tile and this soil
A dog starts to bark at a runaway cart
He shines his light down on a fistful of dark
Spin, spin, wash it all away
The rain keeps falling on the motel gray
Spin, spin, nothing left to say
He watches the water take the night away
At two in the morning, a woman comes in
She feeds in a dollar, she sits on a pin
She stares at the drum like it's holding her name
He nods from the corner and does the same
The storm takes the awning, the power cuts low
The lamps in the window give a dim yellow glow
He counts every second the clock doesn't move
There's nothing to fix and there's nothing to prove
The sun starts to crack like an egg on the sill
The washers go quiet, the air goes still
He folds up his jacket, he checks the front door
A nickel, a wrapper, and nothing much more
Spin, spin, wash it all away
The rain keeps falling on the motel gray
Spin, spin, nothing left to say
He watches the water take the night away
A kid on a bike throws the paper and runs
The guard takes a breath and he counts what he's done
Eight hours of thunder, four walls, and a light
He locks up the laundromat, done with the night
Spin, spin, wash it all away
The rain stopped falling on the motel gray
Spin, spin, nothing left to say
He watched the water take the night away
He drives to the diner, he orders a plate
The rain on the window says it's never too late
