Track 2 of the album Second Wind Motel · 2012
Slow Dance in the Parking Lot
“A closing diner, a blinking sign and a love song on the truck stop radio is about as romantic as my life ever got. I'd take it again.”
rock ballad · slow dance · heartland rock · 4:10
Lyrics
Diner's closing, the sign blinks twice Truck stop radio, a love song on the tide You held out your hand by the diesel pumps Said the night's too good to let it go to waste Gravel under boots and the stars up high Streetlight humming a lullaby Forty years of road in my weary bones But my feet remember how to find a home No band, no floor, no need Just your hand and the sway of me Slow dance in the parking lot Under the buzz of a neon star Slow dance, hold me close Let the whole world drive on far We don't need a ballroom, baby Just the quiet and the dark Slow dance in the parking lot Two old hearts, one spark A trucker honks, he's tipping his cap A waitress watches from the glass We turn in circles by the ice machine The prettiest dance floor I've ever seen No band, no floor, no need Just your hand and the sway of me Slow dance in the parking lot Under the buzz of a neon star Slow dance, hold me close Let the whole world drive on far We don't need a ballroom, baby Just the quiet and the dark Slow dance in the parking lot Two old hearts, one spark Let the engines idle Let the morning wait I've got you in my arms now And it's never, ever late Slow dance in the parking lot Under the buzz of a neon star Slow dance, hold me close Let the whole world drive on far We don't need a ballroom, baby Just the quiet and the dark Slow dance in the parking lot Two old hearts, one spark Two old hearts, one spark Slow dance in the parking lot