Neon on the Main Street

I rolled in with a dented door and a half-torn mouth

Just a tank of gas and a beat-up life

The diner lights were blinkin' like they knew my name

And the whole damn town still felt the same

Well, the jukebox hung and the coffee steam rose

I was chasin' old dreams in my worn-out clothes

And every face in the window seemed to say

Boy, you took your time getting back this way

Oh, there's neon on the main street shining through the rain

Little bits of heaven in a cracked window pane

We were young and reckless, now we're learning to be still

But the nights keep talking and they always will

Yeah, the nights keep talking and they always well

Oh, out by the mill where the river bends slow

I heard my old man's voice in the radio blow

He said, take what you got and make it rain

Even a rusty heart can learn to sing

So I parked by the curb and I sat a while

Watched the mayor's dog and the porch lights dial

Back to a time when the whole world fit

In a folding note and a cigarette

Oh, there's neon on the main street shining through the rain

Little bits of heaven in a cracked window pane

We were young and reckless, now we're learning to be still

But the nights keep talking and they always will

Yeah, the nights keep talking and they always will

Oh, there was a saxophone line from a bar down the block

And the clock and steel sparkle like a ticking clock

I smile at the memory, let them drift on by

Like a screen door creaking in the July sky

Oh, there's neon on the main street shining through the rain

Yeah, little bits of heaven in a cracked window pane

We were young and reckless, now we're learning to be still

But the nights keep talking and they always will

Yeah, the nights keep talking and they always

So I'm staying till the coffee goes cold

Listen to the stories that never get old

Underneath on the main street I'm doing alright

Just a little more honest in the so-called slide

Ooh, yeah

Ooh, yeah

Yeah, oh