Track Insight / Lyrics
You pour coffee in a chipped blue cup
Steam rises where the mesa ends
Flies buzz the screen door, giving up
Dawn paints shadows on your tired hands
[Pre-
Radio plays static, station dead
Miles of asphalt behind my wheel
You wipe the counter, shake your head
This motel veranda's all that's real
Veranda light, you hold the line
Cherry pie and neon wine
Truckers sleep in dusty rigs
You're the queen of broken things
Veranda light, don't fade on me
Santa Fe waits quietly
Regulars order eggs and toast
You know each name and coffee strength
Silverware clicks, matter-of-fact
No complaints about the graveyard length
[Pre-
Radio plays static, station dead
Miles of asphalt behind my wheel
You wipe the counter, shake your head
This motel veranda's all that's real
Veranda light, you hold the line
Cherry pie and neon wine
Truckers sleep in dusty rigs
You're the queen of broken things
Veranda light, don't fade on me
Santa Fe waits quietly
Coyote howls from arroyo deep
You refill cups without a word
Promises are made but rarely kept
Except the ones you've never heard
Fuzz guitars scream through my cab radio
Floor tom pounds like desert heartbeats
Bass line drones where sagebrush used to grow
You're the signal that the night completes
Veranda light, you hold the line
Cherry pie and neon wine
Truckers sleep in dusty rigs
You're the queen of broken things
Veranda light, don't fade on me
Santa Fe waits quietly
Meter's off, I'll wait for closing time
Keys jingle heavy in my calloused palm
You turn the sign to "Closed" in rhyme
Dawn cracks open, golden and calm
Veranda light, you hold the line
Cherry pie and neon wine
Truckers sleep in dusty rigs
You're the queen of broken things
Veranda light, don't fade on me
Santa Fe waits quietly
Veranda light, you're all I see
Veranda light, you're home to me
Engine turns, the veranda fades
Your light stays burning through the haze
