Our Lady of the Interstate

it’s all severe,  

gambler’s corridor, chevy up in smoke 

hope they got to make it to the burlesque show  

i didn’t know  

the mojave’s filled with curiosities  

i love em  

but i leave em  

it’s a hundred degrees  

 

it’s all sublime,  

red rock river road pink skies  

couldn't let me down even if they tried  

i’m going to fly through the canyon  

toward my favorite ghost town  

life is so much better when the stars are out 

 

our lady of the interstate  

don't you know you can't be disappointed  

while you're on your way  

open road, to you i pray  

our lady of the interstate  

 

it’s all serene,  

bikini top drying on the dash  

cupping my hands trying to save a lit match  

it’s gonna catch! 

got the grass printed on to my thighs  

freckles on my shoulders  

fire glowing in my eyes  

 

and i swore, starting out the mountains seemed so far away  

now i see em in the rearview with the dying day  

i've got to say getting close is feeling bittersweet  

cause when i stall out it ends the daydream  

 

chorus  

 

if i only pray to you  

if i’m forever on the move  

if you’re always my excuse  

then i’ll never have to face  

anything other than  

our lady of the interstate 

 

chorus  

 

it’s so sad that i wish that i could never arrive  

but it’s so much better living in my mind