Track Insight / Lyrics
I'm off-duty today, the trench coat's back on my rack
My city's a lonesome stretch under starlight and black
I hum my tuneless song down these open desert roads
Where the only heartbeat's mine, a phantom in these neon shoes
But your phantom memory stays on my mind tonight
A mirage I can taste, thin as the neon lines of the night
Then I see your face in every flicker and glow
Neon stranger, in your neon, my heart is aglow
I cruise past roadside motels with their gaudy neon signs
Cafes that pulse with late-night romance and empty promise lines
I'm just passing through, but each light post holds a memory
A ghost of a chance encounter, a spark of destiny
But your phantom memory stays on my mind tonight
A mirage I can taste, thin as the neon lines of the night
Then I see your face in every flicker and glow
Neon stranger, in your neon, my heart is aglow
If I collide with you again, I'll know it's fate's design
A neon serendipity under the desert's dark, starry sky
We chase the echoes of desire, reflections in every light
Two strangers dancing in the neon rain, our hearts alight
All that burns is the longing, the electric thrill we shared
A fleeting moment's chemical fire in the neon air
But even in the darkness, it casts a lingering glow
The mystery we can't define, the love we can't let go
Then I see your face in every flicker and glow
Neon stranger, in your neon, my heart is alight now
Neon light trails like ghosts on the highway
Your ghost will haunt me, 'til I find my way home tonight.
