From the recording Parts and Labor
I’m looking for a friend of mine
he’ll pass this way from time to time
a whisper on a dashboard radio
Have you seen him?
Was he here?
a disturbance in the air
a whisper on a dashboard radio
You’d know him if you heard his song
wailing ’til the break of dawn
a whisper on a dashboard radio
A voice from the southland
fades ’til it’s gone
a million miles from home
the ghost of a Cadillac
the bones of a song
now we're peeling off the chrome
A yodel in an alleyway
a glimmer as night steals the day
a whisper on a dashboard radio
he used to keep us company
heartbreak in the key of C
a whisper on a dashboard radio
A voice from the southland
fades ’til it’s gone
a million miles from home
the ghost of a Cadillac
the bones of a song
now we're peeling off the chrome
bonded whiskey on the seat
forgotten lyrics at his feet
a whisper on a dashboard radio
You may see him in the night
a shimmer in the evening light
a whisper on a dashboard radio
The flicker of a neon sign
a motel where he spent the night
a whisper on a dashboard radio
A voice from the southland
fades ’til it’s gone
a million miles from home
the ghost of a Cadillac
the bones of a song
now we're peeling off the chrome
Angels sing and church bells ring
he’s said goodbye to all these things
a whisper from the dashboard radio