You wipe the formica clean again
Salt shaker leans where the ketchup stain
Clock ticks slow on the peeling wall
Booth three holds what the night let fall
Booth three gospel in vinyl seams
Silver threads of forgotten dreams
You sing the order you memorize
Hymn of the weary in tired eyes
Coffee ring scripture on laminate wood
Fork marks the place where the bread once stood
Napkin folded like a prayer card
Slipped in the crack where the light hits hard
Booth three gospel in vinyl seams
Silver threads of forgotten dreams
You sing the order you memorize
Hymn of the weary in tired eyes
Tip left folded in a paper crane
Wings still creased from the highway rain
You smooth the edges with thumb and bone
Altos hum in the kitchen drone
Booth three gospel in vinyl seams
Silver threads of forgotten dreams
You sing the order you memorize
Hymn of the weary in tired eyes
Keys on the counter jingle low
Chevy coughs in the parking lot snow
You pocket the change and the paper crane
Walk home singing the booth's refrain
Booth three gospel in vinyl seams
Silver threads of forgotten dreams
You sing the order you memorize
Hymn of the weary in tired eyes
Booth three gospel stays with you
Organ breathes low
Leslie spins slow