Track 10 of the album State Line Hymnal · 2021
Rain on the Windshield Till Morning
“Two hundred miles of wet black road with a heater that hardly works. The hope in this one sneaks up on you.”
folk rock · melancholy folk rock · driving jangle · 4:08
Lyrics
Two hundred miles of wet black road And the heater's barely warm The wipers keep a heartbeat Through the gathering storm The drummer's fast asleep The bassist's staring out Nobody's saying anything But we're all working through our doubt Keep the wheels turning, keep the lights on Rain on the windshield till morning Keep the wheels turning, we won't be long Dawn is coming, there's no warning We're a little bit tired and a little bit worn But the road's got a song to sing So keep your eyes on the white line, boys And we'll find what the morning brings There's a truck stop up ahead With a sign that's flickering blue Coffee in a paper cup Tastes like heaven when it's true A waitress with a kind face Says you boys look half drowned We laugh and we say thank you And we pass the sugar round Keep the wheels turning, keep the lights on Rain on the windshield till morning Keep the wheels turning, we won't be long Dawn is coming, there's no warning We're a little bit tired and a little bit worn But the road's got a song to sing So keep your eyes on the white line, boys And we'll find what the morning brings Somewhere past the county line The clouds begin to break A strip of gold along the hills For goodness' sake, for goodness' sake The harmonica comes out Just a whisper at the start Then the whole van's singing From the bottom of its heart The rain turns into mist And the mist turns into light And we've made it through another one Another endless night Keep the wheels turning, keep the lights on Rain on the windshield till morning Keep the wheels turning, we won't be long Dawn is coming, there's no warning We're a little bit tired and a little bit worn But the road's got a song to sing So keep your eyes on the white line, boys And we'll find what the morning brings And we'll find what the morning brings