Meter's running on the street
Tires humming in the heat
Old ink on a yellow page
Like a bird inside a cage
The traffic stalls in a line
I'm reading your handwritten sign
The city hums a heavy tune
Underneath a paper moon
Take me back to the zinc roof view
Where the sky is a heavy blue
Steel and slate in the summer haze
Lost inside a golden maze
I drove the route through the rain
Every corner felt the same
You wrote the date in a blur
Making every memory stir
The traffic stalls in a line
I'm reading your handwritten sign
The city hums a heavy tune
Underneath a paper moon
Take me back to the zinc roof view
Where the sky is a heavy blue
Steel and slate in the summer haze
Lost inside a golden maze
Coffee stains on a white cafe
Counting hours of the day
I saw the map of the town
Watching all the walls come down
Shift the gear and hit the brake
This is all the risk I take
One more turn to find the door
I can't take the distance more
Take me back to the zinc roof view
Where the sky is a heavy blue
Steel and slate in the summer haze
Lost inside a golden maze
Park the car by the stone wall
Hear the distant evening call
Postcards fade in the attic light
Bringing back a vivid sight
Take me back to the zinc roof view
Where the sky is a heavy blue
Steel and slate in the summer haze
Lost inside a golden maze
Zinc roof view
Just a zinc roof view
Meter's off now
Zinc roof view
