[Verse 1] Big Wheel King on the trailer park roads Dustin' my teeth where the summer wind blows Chasing Ice Cream Truck with Bob and Deb Too young to believe these days could ever end Min-erva whispers from the edge of the trees The old folks talking of impossible things A monster sighted in seventy-eight Towering shadow by the strip-mine lake Years had passed but the stories remained Sepia tinted, driven deep in my brain [Pre-Chorus] Now I'm nineteen and riding alone Truck in pieces, pedal power home Sun going down, shortcut through the wood The kind of decision that seemed pretty good [Chorus] Min-erva! Waiting in the dark tonight Min-erva! Beyond the reach of my light Something watches where the black roots twist Ancient eyes behind the evening mist Min-erva! Calling through the dying day Min-erva! I should have gone the other way The woods remember what the town forgot And they know exactly where I am not [Verse 2] Blade road's on the wrong side of the trees My blood was up, but I'm still feeling free I've cast my lot on this path I chose If I look back now I would have froze Branches clawing at my shoulders and face Every shadow moving out of place [Pre-Chorus] Started hearing things beyond the pines Not a voice and not a cry Seeing shadows behind every tree Wishing my buddy was riding next to me [Chorus] Min-erva! Waiting in the dark tonight Min-erva! Beyond the reach of my light Something watches where the black roots twist Ancient eyes behind the evening mist Min-erva! Calling through the dying day Min-erva! I should have gone the other way The woods remember what the town forgot And they know exactly where I am not [Final Verse] Pedals blurring by like a chainsaw blade Certain something was following me Panic threatening to untether my soul Wondering if I make it home at all To my surprise the trees gave way at last The forest released me from its grasp And though I've now got grey in my beard I remember what it was to truly fear [Final Chorus] Min-erva! Waiting in the dark tonight Min-erva! Beyond the reach of my light Something watches where the black roots twist Ancient eyes behind the evening mist Min-erva! Calling through the dying day Min-erva! I should have gone the other way From the Big Wheel roads to the man I've become I still hear footsteps when the woods twist and moan [Outro] The trail is gone... The fear remains... And something still walks... The Min-erva trails....
