Track 1 of the single Vacancy Sign at the Edge of the Map · 2021
Vacancy Sign at the Edge of the Map
“A dusty dashboard and a swinging pink sign. We wrote it dreaming of motels we couldn't visit that year.”
folk-pop · road-trip folk-pop · neon singalong · 2:58
Lyrics
Dust on the dashboard, the road ran out A pink neon sign swinging, no doubt Cactus and starlight and a pool gone dry We pulled in under a wide hot sky The woman at the desk had a crossword and a smile She handed us a key and said, stay a while Room number nine, with a squeaky fan And a painting of a mountain that never began Vacancy sign at the edge of the map Light up the night, we're done with the gap Sing it out loud to the empty sand Every road home is a gift in the hand Hey, hey, we're here, we're here Wherever we are is the best of the year We sat on the kerb with a bottle of pop Counting the stars till the stars would not stop A trucker drove by and he honked a long note And we sang back a verse from the back of our throats Vacancy sign at the edge of the map Light up the night, we're done with the gap Sing it out loud to the empty sand Every road home is a gift in the hand Hey, hey, we're here, we're here Wherever we are is the best of the year Morning came pink and the engine coughed We left a thank-you note on the cough drop box Some places are only a night and a key But they stay in the heart like a song, you see Vacancy sign at the edge of the map Light up the night, we're done with the gap Sing it out loud to the empty sand Every road home is a gift in the hand Hey, hey, we're here, we're here Wherever we are is the best of the year Hey, hey, we're here Best of the year