Underneath the ivy wall
Where the heavy raindrops fall
Copper wire and rusted tin
This is where the waves begin
Tuning in the static blue
Searching for a trace of you
Turn the dial and hold the line
Crossing over border signs
Bending grass and garden loam
This backyard is my only home
Vacuum tubes in amber glow
Watching how the signals flow
Tuning in the static blue
Searching for a trace of you
Turn the dial and hold the line
Crossing over border signs
Screwing bolts into the wood
Doing everything I could
Filtering the midnight hum
Waiting for the word to come
Frequency is drifting low
Where the hidden currents go
Cold wind on a concrete floor
Knocking on a locked steel door
Solder smoke and heavy grease
Praying for a moment's peace
Checking every silver lead
Reading what the needle said
Tuning in the static blue
Searching for a trace of you
Turn the dial and hold the line
Crossing over border signs
Hymns I sang in velvet pews
Mixed into the midnight news
Low frequency and steady beat
Walking down a lonely street
Tuning in the static blue
Searching for a trace of you
Turn the dial and hold the line
Crossing over border signs
Just a ghost on the wire.
Crossing over border signs.
(Fade out with pedal steel)
