Silver Wings in Point Pleasant

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Heard it first from my grandpa’s mouth Swore he saw it on a night drive south Tail lights dying by the river bend Right there where the blacktop ends Red eyes burning in the rearview glass Feathers floating in the tall field grass He said “Boy You best keep rolling on There’s things out here that don’t belong” [Chorus] Mothman Hanging over West Virginia Silver wings in the devil’s sky Every coal-town boy’s got a story in him ’Bout the one that watched ’em ride on by If you’re driving through the holler and the air turns thin And the radio hums like a warning wind Say a prayer for your soul and your steering hand When you feel that shadow fall That’s the Mothman [Verse 2] Me and Jake in a rusted Ford Cooler in the cab Bible on the floorboard Moon like a busted porch light glow Two-lane ribbon where the cornfields grow Saw a shape on the power line Too damn big to be just some sign Then it dropped And the truck went cold Engine dead and my blood ran old [Chorus] Mothman Hanging over West Virginia Silver wings in the devil’s sky Every coal-town boy’s got a story in him ’Bout the one that watched ’em ride on by If you’re driving through the holler and the air turns thin And the radio hums like a warning wind Say a prayer for your soul and your steering hand When you feel that shadow fall That’s the Mothman [Bridge] Some folks say it’s a warning Some say it drags you down All I know is I ain’t slowing When I hit that little river town ’Cause I’ve seen those eyes in the mirror Closer every mile I ran I ain’t scared of dying Brother I’m scared of looking back and seeing that man [Chorus] Mothman Hanging over West Virginia Silver wings in the devil’s sky Every coal-town boy’s got a story in him ’Bout the one that watched ’em ride on by If you’re driving through the holler and the air turns thin And the radio hums like a warning wind Grip tight to the wheel Do the best you can ’Cause this road remembers you and the Mothman