Diesel fumes kiss the cold night air
Weeds climb high where the wrench sets lay
Logbook shut on the vinyl seat
No more miles for the break of day
Chain-link fence leans on rusted post
Tomato cages swallowed whole
Headlights cut through the morning fog
Engine ticks as the metal cools
Weeds and chrome in the backyard light
Big rig resting through the long night
Dandelions push through gravel seams
Counting seconds by the dashboard gleam
CB crackles with a ghost town voice
Static hissing on channel nine
Thermos empty, cup cold as ice
Another sunrise draws the line
Chain-link fence leans on rusted post
Tomato cages swallowed whole
Headlights cut through the morning fog
Engine ticks as the metal cools
Weeds and chrome in the backyard light
Big rig resting through the long night
Dandelions push through gravel seams
Counting seconds by the dashboard gleam
Socket set rests in the oily rag
Lug nuts tight on the frozen ground
Moonlight paints the hood in silver gray
Quiet now without an engine sound
Weeds and chrome in the backyard light
Big rig resting through the long night
Dandelions push through gravel seams
Counting seconds by the dashboard gleam
Porch light flickers on the dirt road track
Dog barks loud at the train rolling back
Wipe the diesel from my calloused hand
Shift it low for the open land
Weeds and chrome in the backyard light
Big rig resting through the long night
Dandelions push through gravel seams
Counting seconds by the dashboard gleam
Sunrise bleeds on the workshop floor
Weeds hold tight to the tire tread
Turn the key, hear the engine roar
Leave the jungle where the rust spreads
Weeds and chrome in the backyard light
Big rig resting through the long night
Dandelions push through gravel seams
Counting seconds by the dashboard gleam
Weeds and chrome in the backyard light
Big rig resting through the long night
Weeds and chrome
Just weeds and chrome
