Yellow cab idles by the office door
Rain slicks the asphalt slow and deep
Meter's dark no fares to chase no more
Just a watch ticking in his palm to keep
Brass heart beating while the city sleeps
Brass pocket watch catches pink and blue
Neon hum sings a lullaby for two
Hands don't move but seconds slip away
Driver waits for morning light of day
Time holds its breath in brass and neon gray
Thirty years he's known these crooked streets
Every pothole mapped inside his head
Father's gold rests quiet in his calloused hand
Time's the only fare he understands
Night shifts end but memory never fades
Brass pocket watch catches pink and blue
Neon hum sings a lullaby for two
Hands don't move but seconds slip away
Driver waits for morning light of day
Time holds its breath in brass and neon gray
Motel sign flickers vacancy in red
Night clerk sleeps no need to check the bed
Watch face catches glow like scattered glass
Shadows stretch across the cracked asphalt
Brass stays warm against the cooling air
Brass pocket watch catches pink and blue
Neon hum sings a lullaby for two
Hands don't move but seconds slip away
Driver waits for morning light of day
Time holds its breath in brass and neon gray
Keys turn over engine coughs to life
Watch snaps shut with a click he knows by heart
Another night done done with all its strife
Homeward bound before the day can start
Metal cools against the morning light
Brass pocket watch catches pink and blue
Neon hum sings a lullaby for two
Hands don't move but seconds slip away
Driver waits for morning light of day
Time holds its breath in brass and neon gray
Last fare paid he drives the dark away