[Verse 1] When the silver and gold All slipped away The miners packed up Left the mountains gray But the neon hums Where the shadows stay And I find some peace In an unlikely way [Chorus] I’m just keepin’ the lights on Where the ghosts still play Payin’ respect in nickels While my cares drift away It’s a quiet kind of prayer In a town not gone I’m just sittin’ here, Keepin’ the lights on [Verse 2] Cool thin air, frozen in time Echoes like picks in an empty mine Streets still whisper, boards still creak Like the swinging doors here on "Easy Street" [Chorus] I’m just keepin’ the lights on Where the ghosts still play Payin’ respect in nickels While my mind drifts away It’s a quiet kind of prayer In a town not gone I’m just sittin’ here, Keepin’ the lights on [Bridge] They called it the richest mile on earth Now it’s worth more in memory than gold And my spirit dances in the ghost town glow With the stories that the mountains still hold [Final Chorus] I’m just keepin’ the lights on Where the ghosts still play Payin’ respect in nickels Spinning my cares away It’s a quiet kind of prayer In a town not gone I’ll keep comin’ back, Keepin’ the lights on
