Track Insight / Lyrics
Grease stains map my apron blue
Espresso climbs the copper flute
Regulars grin at dry one-liners
Laughter rings on checkered tile
City wakes in exhaust fumes
Calico on Rue, you own the night
Guarding terraces in pale moonlight
Paris rooftops sleep below your paws
Silent sentinel without a cause
King of alleys, master of the climb
I pace the tiles where lovers dined
Tomato scent on midnight wind
No bowl of cream, no soft cushion
Just zinc and stars, my only kin
Dawn paints the slate roofs gold again
Calico on Rue, you own the night
Guarding terraces in pale moonlight
Paris rooftops sleep below your paws
Silent sentinel without a cause
King of alleys, master of the climb
Coffee runs thin, dawn cracks the sky
You blink slow, let the light slip by
My shift ends, I wipe the steel grill clean
You stay put, a statue, serene
Night shift ghost in morning sheen
Calico on Rue, you own the night
Guarding terraces in pale moonlight
Paris rooftops sleep below your paws
Silent sentinel without a cause
King of alleys, master of the climb
Tourists snap, you don't even flinch
King of alleys, inch by inch
I toss a scrap of ham and cheese
You eat slow, with royal ease
Paris wakes to your calm menace
Calico on Rue, you own the night
Guarding terraces in pale moonlight
Paris rooftops sleep below your paws
Silent sentinel without a cause
King of alleys, master of the climb
Yeah, you own this Rue, calico
Night shift over, cat remains
Paris wakes to your domain