Camera clicks on cracked vinyl seat
Frequency hums through desert heat
Shutter snaps the sodium glow
Dial spins where the signals go
Headlights paint the stucco wall
Static climbs the antenna tall
Fingers trace the tuning knob
Voice rides out on carrier job
Veranda static burns so bright
Radio heart beats through the night
Santa Fe sleeps on dusty stone
We transmit from the great unknown
Veranda static pure and clean
Strongest signal ever seen
Film advances frame by frame
Motel letters spell your name
Neon flickers buzzes low
Morse code in the undertow
Veranda static burns so bright
Radio heart beats through the night
Santa Fe sleeps on dusty stone
We transmit from the great unknown
Veranda static pure and clean
Strongest signal ever seen
Cold metallic pulses align
Distorted bass draws the line
Baritone drops to falsetto rise
Hope ignites in desert skies
Bus ticket folded in my coat
Frequency locked on your throat
Snap the shot the moment stays
Veranda light through purple haze
Operator logs the contact time
Rickenbacker cuts like a line
Crisp snare hits the quarter note
Stubborn hope keeps us afloat
Veranda static burns so bright
Radio heart beats through the night
Santa Fe sleeps on dusty stone
We transmit from the great unknown
Veranda static pure and clean
Strongest signal ever seen
Signal holds steady through the dawn
Veranda static carries on
