The Singer and the Songwriter - Rest Stop Angels

Down by the side of the I-95
Nevada and Oregon, the stateline divides
This blink of a town, good place to break down
Four dollar steak, fill up the tank
And be on your way

Graveyard shift, long haul truckers and drifters
Blow them a kiss, pocket the tips
Hide all the cash 'tween my box spring and mattress
Duffle bag ready the back of the closet
You still haven't noticed

Hear me now, rest stop angels
Somewhere over diesel rainbows
The heart knows when to say when

Think of the oil, the distance it travels
Crossing the ocean in giant steel barrels
The things that we trade, the price that we pay
To turn something crude into something of use

Bruises will fade but some things never change
My sister in Boise says I can stay
Look toward the sun with the hope of a hitchhiker's thumb

Hear me now, rest stop angels
Somewhere over diesel rainbows
The heart knows when
I'll say when, rest stop angels
Somewhere over diesel rainbows
The heart knows when to say when