The asphalt hums a heavy tune
Underneath a paper moon
I parked the cab by the diner door
I've seen this movie ten times more
The coffee's black and the air is cold
A story told and a story old
And that old rocker's coming loose
Tied to the porch with a frayed out noose
Swaying slow in the midnight breeze
Bringing the lonely down to their knees
A vinyl booth and a plastic plate
The midnight shift is running late
I watch the wood start to split and fray
While the gray sky waits for the day
The coffee's black and the air is cold
A story told and a story old
And that old rocker's coming loose
Tied to the porch with a frayed out noose
Swaying slow in the midnight breeze
Bringing the lonely down to their knees
I've driven miles through the river mud
Felt the engine thrum in my blood
A steady hand and a heavy wheel
Knowing exactly how the losers feel
One last screw and a rusted nail
A tired heart on a broken trail
The wood is snapping, the rhythm breaks
Counting the cost of the old mistakes
And that old rocker's coming loose
Tied to the porch with a frayed out noose
Swaying slow in the midnight breeze
Bringing the lonely down to their knees
The sun is creeping o'er the hill
The diner clock is standing still
I put the car in a forward gear
Leaving the ghost of a wasted year
And that old rocker's coming loose
Tied to the porch with a frayed out noose
Swaying slow in the midnight breeze
Bringing the lonely down to their knees
Just a loose board in the wind
That's where the long road ends.
