[Verse 1] Buzzing tube on the stucco wall Pink light dancing down the hall Static on the radio, low and mean Drowning in a pool of neon green [Refrain] Waiting for your engine in the desert roar Dry wind scratching at the motel door Cheap motel and a plastic key Only the neon keeping watch with me [Verse 2] The drywall’s breathing out the desert heat Static crackles on the polyester sheet The fan is turning but the air stays still Just a waiting man with a stubborn will [Refrain] Waiting for your engine in the desert roar Dry wind scratching at the motel door Cheap motel and a plastic key Only the neon keeping watch with me [Verse 3] Watching the dust motes drift in the glare Of a neon sign stripping the silence bare The asphalt’s bleeding, the horizon’s blurred Waiting for a sign, waiting for a word... I see your form in the window pane A neon ghost without weight, without pain Are you standing there? I don’t turn around Just a reflection, no scent, no sound ...
