Cold wind bites the depot wall
White paint flakes like winter snow
Heavy hammers start to fall
Where the rusted iron glow
Buffing the grain of a worn out shoe
Turning the black to a midnight blue
Steady the hand and the rhythmic beat
Walking the miles on a lonely street
I see you stand by the ticket gate
Counting the hours until the train
Waiting for love or a twist of fate
Hiding the salt and the summer rain
Buffing the grain of a worn out shoe
Turning the black to a midnight blue
Steady the hand and the rhythmic beat
Walking the miles on a lonely street
Leather smells like oil and old pine wood
Rubbing the scuff from a heavy heel
I would leave this station if I could
Trade the silence for a spinning wheel
Buffing the grain of a worn out shoe
Turning the black to a midnight blue
Steady the hand and the rhythmic beat
Walking the miles on a lonely street
Your eyes meet mine in the dim grey light
Two lonely souls in a wooden town
Holding the ghost of a Saturday night
Until the heavy red sun goes down
Buffing the grain of a worn out shoe
Turning the black to a midnight blue
Steady the hand and the rhythmic beat
Walking the miles on a lonely street
Buffing the grain
Just buffing the grain
Slow down the train