Black Snake, Mojave Blues Songtext
von Balto

With the edge of the Mojave
Curling up into the fire
The highway is a black snake
The back of which I ride
I can feel the city breathing out over the rise
But the engine stops and shudders
Think the dream′s about to die
With final mile stretched out
The needle met the dash
I ran hard upon a promise
But I couldn't make it last


Well I swore there on the hood
With the skyline below
I′d walk among the failures
Shipwrecked sailors and their gold
The undiscovered genius
The thousand secret songs
The million dollar smiles getting tired getting old
Hey there baby don't you look so sad
The sun is just a big star running out of g-g-g-gas

Warning to the saints not to look into the light
Nothing there to save you when you've sold it to the night
Pawn whatever′s left to lose beneath the palms
For every fire burning there′s an ocean in the dark
In the dark

Burnouts on the blacktop
Restless in the heat
Leather under leather
Empty veins and busted strings
Nebraska girl no longer
Checking groceries, saving tips
She's the shadow ′neath the shadow
Of a phone that never rings
Call the number at the bottom of that faded billboard sign
If you start to get too lonely and need someone to change your mind


Well you ghosts that never made it
Take your seats behind the bar
Sing your karaoke music in the space between the stars
Just a small town girl
Supersonic rocket man
Tell me all about your pain
Tell me all about your plans
Well you television spirits, can I buy y'all a round
I′ve played every dive in Portland but I'm kinda new in Town

Warning to the saints not to look into the light
Nothing there to save you when you′ve sold it to the night
Pawn whatever's left to lose beneath the palms
For every fire burning there's an ocean in the dark
In the Dark

With the edge of the Mojave
Curling up into the fire
The highway is a black snake
The back of which I ride
I can feel the city breathing out over the rise
But the engine stops and shudders
Think the dream′s about to die
With final mile stretched out
The needle met the dash
I ran hard upon a promise
But I couldn′t make it