Track Insight / Lyrics
She wipes the grill at shift's end
Regulars know not to pretend
She walks the cobblestones to bridge
Winter fog hugs every ridge
Under the arch where black water runs
She waits for morning, waits for sun
Bridge shift girl with a paper cup
Amsterdam fog won't let her up
Two eggs over, rye toast dry
She tips fifteen percent, shy
Walks past my window, head down low
Canal mist on her wool coat glow
Old Herengracht bridge, stone and iron
She sleeps sitting up, not crying
Morning commuters step around
Her cardboard bed on frozen ground
Under the arch where black water runs
She waits for morning, waits for sun
Bridge shift girl with a paper cup
Amsterdam fog won't let her up
The cook saves plate, keeps it warm
She never asks, just weathers storm
Six years since she held a key
Now the bridge is home, she sees
Spring thaws ice on Oudezijds wall
She still shows for the breakfast call
Regulars joke, she laughs along
Bridge shift girl keeps rolling on
Under the arch where black water runs
She waits for morning, waits for sun
Bridge shift girl with a paper cup
Amsterdam fog won't let her up
Under the arch where black water runs
She waits for morning, waits for sun
Bridge shift girl with a paper cup
Amsterdam fog won't let her up
Fog lifts slow on Herengracht
She pours coffee, shifts the chat
Bridge shift done, another day
Cook watches her walk away
