Track 4 of the album Hank's Garage, Again · 2026
Static Between the Stations
“Mama's kitchen radio never could settle on a station, and I think that's where my ear came from. I kept a little static in the mix on purpose.”
rock ballad · rock ballad · kitchen-radio song · 3:46
Lyrics
Kitchen radio on the sill Mama's old dial never stood still Static hissing like a summer rain I turn it slow, I turn it again Somewhere past the preacher and the farm report There's a song she hummed when the night ran short I never learned the name, never learned the words Just the way it sounded when the dark got heard Turn it slow, turn it slow Find the song in the static and the snow There's a voice out there in the in-between Saying you're not the only one still on the road Turn it slow, let it glow Every lonely mile has a signal to show Hold on, hold on, the dark don't last Somebody left the light on, somebody's on the radio Truck stop coffee and a crackle on the dash Fading out the city in the rearview glass Then a steel guitar comes through the wire And I swear that she's singing by the kitchen fire Turn it slow, turn it slow Find the song in the static and the snow There's a voice out there in the in-between Saying you're not the only one still on the road Turn it slow, let it glow Every lonely mile has a signal to show Hold on, hold on, the dark don't last Somebody left the light on, somebody's on the radio I don't need the name of the song I just need to know I'm not alone A little bit of music and a long way home That's all I need, that's all I know Turn it slow, turn it slow Find the song in the static and the snow There's a voice out there in the in-between Saying you're not the only one still on the road Turn it slow, let it glow Every lonely mile has a signal to show Hold on, hold on, the dark don't last Somebody left the light on, somebody's on the radio Turn it slow, let it glow Somebody's on the radio