Ghosts in the Machinery

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dust on every bottle
Grease on every gear
Pulling back the throttle
On another working year
Found a tattered manual
With a heavy handle
Tucked inside the wiring
Something worth admiring
[Pre-Chorus]
Thin lines of faded blue
A heart that's tried and true
From nineteen-sixty-two
A secret meant for two
[Chorus]
Oh, the ghosts in the machinery
Changing up the scenery
Love letters in the grease and grime
Frozen in a better time
Just a name upon a page
Finding beauty in the age
In a town where nothing changes fast
I found a piece of someone's past
[Verse]
Chipped mug on the table
Coffee getting cold
Read it like a fable
Of a story never told
Mentioned hayfield sunsets
Free of all the regrets
Waiting by the gate
Saying she would wait
[Pre-Chorus]
The paper felt so thin
Where the love had been
Let the light come in
See the spirit win
[Chorus]
Oh, the ghosts in the machinery
Changing up the scenery
Love letters in the grease and grime
Frozen in a better time
Just a name upon a page
Finding beauty in the age
In a town where nothing changes fast
I found a piece of someone's past
[Bridge]
Did they get their happy end?
Around the river bend?
Did the tractor keep on humming?
Was a better season coming?
I put it back in place
With a smile upon my face
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Oh, the ghosts in the machinery
Changing up the scenery
Love letters in the grease and grime
Frozen in a better time
Just a name upon a page
Finding beauty in the age
In a town where nothing changes fast
I found a piece of someone's past
[Outro]