Cold wind bites through my matted hair
Smell of diesel in the air
Brake lights blink a steady red
Tired paws and a heavy head
Under the buzz of the humming light
Looking for home in the middle night
Salty air and a concrete floor
Waiting right here by the open door
Old man Joe with the coffee pot
Giving me everything he's got
One brown scrap and a pat on the side
Nowhere left for a hound to hide
Under the buzz of the humming light
Looking for home in the middle night
Salty air and a concrete floor
Waiting right here by the open door
Rubber tires on the wet black road
Carrying a heavy summer load
I track the scent of a leather seat
Walking slow on these aching feet
The gas pump hums a low steady drone
A stray dog out here on his own
I remember the whistle and the call
Before the winter made the forest fall
Sausage grease on a paper plate
Coming back to the station gate
I watch the headlights cut the haze
Counting down all the lonely days
Under the buzz of the humming light
Looking for home in the middle night
Salty air and a concrete floor
Waiting right here by the open door
Tail is wagging at a passing truck
Hoping for a little bit of luck
One last look at the midnight sky
Watching all the fast cars rolling by
Under the buzz of the humming light
Looking for home in the middle night
Salty air and a concrete floor
Waiting right here by the open door
Just a hound at the crossroads sign
Waiting for a love that's mine.