Once upon a time I had a gun closed in my dashboard
Window glass keeps divided the dull noon by the storm
I can still recall when I met her on the highway
Living her hitch-hiking life till every road is done
Holding on her life on the thumb
Keeping on till the bottle is gone
Once upon a time I had that gun to fill my pocket
‘till the day I made her feel the blue cold in her mouth
I recall it was the day I met her on the highway
Surrounded by the desert and coyotes passing by
So she said to me don’t mind
‘Cause our love would never die
Looking out in your mind
Searching for the magic spell
Maybe you’re gonna find
The Overdrive Motel
Once upon a time I had a gun under my pillow
I woke up at night and wrote a poem on the wall
I can still recall the verses ringing in my head
Like the snake that sang the song the day when I was born
So she said to me don’t mind
‘Cause our love would never die
looking out in your mind
Searching for the magic spell
Maybe you’re gonna find
The Overdrive Motel
I can hear you call my name
Now is here where I dwell
‘cause your life is booked here
In the Overdrive Motel