Track Insight / Lyrics
I tuned a piano on Beacon Street
Where the autumn air tastes cold and sweet
The bricks were laid back in 'twenty-nine
And I felt every groove in a straight, good line
I poured your cup at the midnight grill
You said the city's got a bitter chill
I watched you stir with a steady hand
Like you were tuning something grand
Brick and ivory, worn and true
Every crack leads back to you
Brick and ivory, dark and bright
We hum along to the city night
You said the keys were yellowed thin
From every hymn that had ever been
I laughed and said that's how it goes
A little flat, but the feeling grows
Brick and ivory, worn and true
Every crack leads back to you
Brick and ivory, dark and bright
We hum along to the city night
The strings go slack, the seasons shift
A minor chord, a quiet gift
I hold the note before it lands
And let it settle in your hands
The regulars know my name by now
They ask me why and I show them how
A sidewalk remembers every tread
A piano keeps what the player said
Brick and ivory, worn and true
Every crack leads back to you
Brick and ivory, dark and bright
We hum along to the city night
We hum along to the city night
Sidewalk cracks are full of rain
Coffee steam and window pane
