Clock strikes loud like a hammer on steel Another long day on the factory wheel Boss man barking, dust in my lungs Bitter taste sitting on my tongue But there’s a little green spark in my back room light Calling my name every single night Yeah, the world keeps tightening the chain But I know a way to soften the strain Light it up, let the worries roll away Watch the ceiling turn to summer haze Breathing slow, feel the weight get gone Like I’m floating where the air is strong Sweet smoke salvation, take me higher Cool my head, set my soul on fire When the day’s too loud and the streets choke tight I meet my calm in the glow of night Window cracked and the fan on low City sirens putting on a show Radio whispers an old guitar Notes drift out like a falling star Got a jar full of peace by the bedside stand Just a pinch and the world feels grand Ashtray moon and a paper sky Send my troubles drifting by Light it up, let the worries roll away Watch the ceiling turn to summer haze Breathing slow, feel the weight get gone Like I’m floating where the air is strong Sweet smoke salvation, take me higher Cool my head, set my soul on fire When the day’s too loud and the streets choke tight I meet my calm in the glow of night Doctors sell pills, preachers sell prayer I found my church in the midnight air No neon buzz, no whiskey burn Just quiet sparks and a slow return Every drag like a soft refrain Thunder fades into warm champagne Exhale ghosts, watch ‘em fade All my demons misbehave Heartbeat steady, heavy eyes Laughing at the passing time Light it up, let the shadows sway Turn this room into yesterday Clouds of gold, let the pressure die Send my spirit to the open sky Sweet smoke salvation, my old friend Burns slow but it helps me mend When the world comes crashing like a fistfight I find my peace in the glow of night Embers red, then black, then gone Morning creeping with the dawn Smile wide as the first birds sing Pocket full of that quiet thing.
