You wipe the steam from window pane
The grill hums low a greasy refrain
Your copper foil catches streetlamp glow
While I flip eggs for regulars I know
Cold wind bites your fingertips
Flux melts soft on iron grips
Night shift coffee fuels your art
I yell Order up from the heart
You trace the lines where winter bites
Your solder sings on frozen nights
Each piece a map of breath and steel
The alley glows a colored wheel
You cut the blue for midnight sky
The red for bricks where shadows lie
A sudden sneeze a cracked pane falls
I laugh Health from kitchen walls
Cold wind bites your fingertips
Flux melts soft on iron grips
Night shift coffee fuels your art
I yell Order up from the heart
You trace the lines where winter bites
Your solder sings on frozen nights
Each piece a map of breath and steel
The alley glows a colored wheel
The alley bends in ruby light
Your lead lines hold the frozen night
A regular asks for extra cheese
I slide a plate on the house please
No neon sign no billboard shine
Just colored glass on
