I am just a plastic chair
Rusting in the desert air
Holding up a heavy ghost
On this lonely western coast
Coffee stains on every slat
Watching for a strayy calico cat
Three colors in a patchwork hide
Nowhere left for her to hide
Calico on the concrete floor
Waiting by the sliding door
Golden eyes in a desert glare
Static humming in the air
She walks slow on the painted wood
Doing things a feline should
Rubbing soft against my leg
Like a little velvet beg
Calico on the concrete floor
Waiting by the sliding door
Golden eyes in a desert glare
Static humming in the air
Santa Fe is just a blur
Listen to that engine purr
Overdrive and gravel grit
This is where the lonely sit
Grease is popping in the pan
I am just a working man
Watching paws hit the grey stone
Feeling less and less alone
Tuna scrap on a paper plate
Small reward for a heavy fate
She curls up in a tiny ball
While the midnight shadows fall
Calico on the concrete floor
Waiting by the sliding door
Golden eyes in a desert glare
Static humming in the air
Just a cat on a plastic chair
Desert wind in the calico hair
Keep the coffee hot.