You trace the alley in blue denim jeans
Cobblestones catch the spark that jumps the seams
Your torch paints gold on frozen mortar lines
Winter holds its breath while metal shines
Welder's arc writes fire on the stone
Blue flame dances where you walk alone
Steel sings bright in January's jaw
Cobblestone sparks thaw the raw
Meter reads the miles between the jobs
Fare's paid in heat against the throbs
You stitch the rail where rust had claimed the night
Each bead a promise holding fast and tight
Welder's arc writes fire on the stone
Blue flame dances where you walk alone
Steel sings bright in January's jaw
Cobblestone sparks thaw the raw
Breath clouds rise like exhaust from the stack
Mask flipped down you never once look back
The Rickenbacker growls low in the dash
While your rod melts iron into ash
Welder's arc writes fire on the stone
Blue flame dances where you walk alone
Steel sings bright in January's jaw
Cobblestone sparks thaw the raw
Night shift ends but the seam stays welded
Morning finds what darkness expelled
No receipt for craft that holds the weight
Just frost retreating from the plate
You pack the rig as dawn cracks pale and thin
Another alley sealed from deep within
The meter resets for the next cold run
But this joint stays welded when the day is done
Welder's arc writes fire on the stone
Blue flame dances where you walk alone
Steel sings bright in January's jaw
Cobblestone sparks thaw the raw
Welder's arc writes fire on the stone
Blue flame dances where you walk alone
Steel sings bright in January's jaw
Cobblestone sparks thaw the raw
Cobblestone sparks thaw the raw
Spring reverb fades on the frozen street
One last spark winks out in the heat
