You wipe the Formica at midnight
Coffee pots steam in the pale moonlight
Mesquite smoke curls through the screen door
Mile marker sings from the desert floor
Kitchen light cuts the sagebrush dark
Pie case glows like a safety spark
Graveyard shift ends at first pale blue
You own the night and the morning too
Veranda Queen in the desert hush
Turquoise rail holds your finger touch
Headlights sweep but you don't flinch
Dawn can wait on your kitchen bench
Veranda Queen owns the in-between
Santa Fe wakes to your coffee steam
Vinyl booth holds the trucker's prayer
Dashboard saints watch the empty chair
Radio static speaks in code
You read the road like a heavy load
Kitchen light cuts the sagebrush dark
Pie case glows like a safety spark
Graveyard shift ends at first pale blue
You own the night and the morning too
Veranda Queen in the desert hush
Turquoise rail holds your finger touch
Headlights sweep but you don't flinch
Dawn can wait on your kitchen bench
Veranda Queen owns the in-between
Santa Fe wakes to your coffee steam
Adobe walls hold the day's last heat
Your apron strings tie the night complete
Sugar bowl catches the morning star
Regulars know exactly who you are
Meter's paid but the trip ain't done
Sunrise paints the Sangre run
Every fare tells a different tale
You're the constant when shadows pale
Veranda Queen in the desert hush
Turquoise rail holds your finger touch
Headlights sweep but you don't flinch
Dawn can wait on your kitchen bench
Veranda Queen owns the in-between
Santa Fe wakes to your coffee steam
Keys click soft on the register
New day rises on powdered sugar
Taxi pulls but the engine waits
Veranda Queen seals the desert gates
Veranda Queen in the desert hush
Turquoise rail holds your finger touch
Headlights sweep but you don't flinch
Dawn can wait on your kitchen bench
Veranda Queen owns the in-between
Santa Fe wakes to your coffee steam
Veranda Queen yeah you run the scene
Engine hums low on the shoulder
Desert wind shakes the rearview