I am the wood of a park bench seat
Feeling the splash of the city street
Watching the fares in their yellow cabs
Taking the turns and the sudden jabs
Blue roofs are leaking a heavy gray
Washing the grit of the town away
Empty and cold is the place I hold
Waiting for stories that stay untold
Water is pooling in every crack
Looking for someone who won't come back
Old taxi drivers they know the game
Every wet alleyway looks the same
Blue roofs are leaking a heavy gray
Washing the grit of the town away
Empty and cold is the place I hold
Waiting for stories that stay untold
Rust on my bolts and a peeling stain
Drinking the weight of the endless rain
Passengers hurry to find a door
While I just soak in the river roar
A single coin in a muddy drain
Telling the truth of a winter pain
No one is sitting, no hand to touch
The weight of the water is far too much
The meter is clicking a steady beat
Steam rising up from the concrete heat
I see the wipers clear off the glass
Watching the ghosts of the midnight pass
Blue roofs are leaking a heavy gray
Washing the grit of the town away
Empty and cold is the place I hold
Waiting for stories that stay untold
Puddles are mirrors of indigo
Watching the traffic move fast then slow
Slick on the asphalt, a diesel sheen
The loneliest view that I've ever seen
Blue roofs are leaking a heavy gray
Washing the grit of the town away
Empty and cold is the place I hold
Waiting for stories that stay untold
Just me and the rain.
Blue roof, blue rain.
Keep the meter running.