[Verse 1] Dust on the dashboard, rust on the frame The bank keeps calling, but they got the wrong name Wind through the wire on a forty-mile stretch Working for a nickel that you never can catch [Chorus] And the diesel burns heavy on a midnight run Chasing the shadow of a setting sun When the well goes dry and the pocket is thin You just bite down hard and you ride it again [Verse 2] Boots worn down to the bare white hide Nowhere to run and there’s nowhere to hide The ridge looks steep in the pale blue dawn Long way to go before the night is gone [Chorus] And the diesel burns heavy on a midnight run Chasing the shadow of a setting sun When the well goes dry and the pocket is thin You just bite down hard and you ride it again [Bridge] They say what don’t kill you just makes you a ghost Living on the edge of what hurts you the most Staring at the dirt where the crops never grew With nothing left to lose and nothing left to do [Chorus] And the diesel burns heavy on a midnight run Chasing the shadow of a setting sun When the well goes dry and the pocket is thin You just bite down hard and you ride it again [Outro] Just ride it again Yeah, ride it again Fade to dust [Instrumental Outro]
