Under screens of rusted white
Sits a needle in the light
Copper skin and oxidized
Where the ancient wind resides
Spinning round the empty lot
Holding ground in every spot
Copper North is calling clear
While the open road is near
Wild oats grow in salted clay
Scent of summer fades away
Sorghum stalks and heavy seed
Nature takes the vacant lead
Latin names for every weed
Rooted deep with quiet greed
Taraxacum breaks the stone
Standing tall and all alone
Spinning round the empty lot
Holding ground in every spot
Copper North is calling clear
While the open road is near
Iron beams and broken glass
Watching all the decades pass
Wait for one last sudden gust
Turning gold inside the rust
Salty soil and loam so black
Telling us to double back
Point the compass to the west
Let the weary traveler rest
Spinning round the empty lot
Holding ground in every spot
Copper North is calling clear
While the open road is near
Copper North
Point the way home Copper North
Sailing on loam