Dial Tone Lyrics

Tommy lies drunk on his own front lawn At three in the morning, his work shirt still on He curses the man, and he curses his boss And a cloud rolls past and the night grows dark...Read Full Lyrics

Alone in the dark at the edge of the border A coyote calling the moon from the sky The bright shining eye of a circling vulture And holes in the old fence line Traveling far ...Read Full Lyrics

Wake up it’s a new day, the old day is done You can cry about it if you want The rain in the river, the baby in your arms Proud mother, you try so hard Jesus christ, it don...Read Full Lyrics

Don’t you got a way of spinning a story Don’t you got a way of stoking a fire And the radio man and the newsprint chorus They’re weaving it into the bright headlines Donâ...Read Full Lyrics

The night comes to find you, a flickering bulb The streetlight behind you, a breathing shadow And i never wanted to hold something close until now A siren, a cat fight, a thin...Read Full Lyrics

You woke and the window wide open, your pillow, all wet from the rain in the night The trail of a siren, the red and white neon, a broken reflection, a cry Just a girl in the all...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] Underneath the heavy sky, the highway shines A razor blade cutting down to bone Nothing left to do but hold the wheel and drive The dark of night, the dim light on th...Read Full Lyrics

And if you go walking, in a world made of stars The neon reflection, of your face in the dark And the heat of the city, in the curve of your palm Look away, my darling, look awa...Read Full Lyrics

The paper sits upon the step, the messenger already gone And lillian sits next to it, and looks across the coming dawn The type is bold enough to read, for eyes so tired and set ...Read Full Lyrics

Turn out the light, let’s be still for awhile Let the wind blow in with the rain A change in the season, a tangle of sheets And the heat pipe half broken again I watch you ...Read Full Lyrics