Engine dies on frostbitten stones
Night shift ends but something stays
Bass line cuts like frozen wind
Rickenbacker bites the dark
White ceramic sits on frozen brick
Steam curls up from chipped blue rim
Cobblestones hold midnight cold
Taxi meter sleeps in glove box dark
[Pre-
Wheels stop turning but the city breathes
Winter bites down hard on steel and sleep
Mug don't care about the fare or freeze
It waits for dawn on cracked concrete
Cracked mug alley holds the heat
Cracked mug alley beats the street
Steam rises up from porcelain deep
Winter cannot kill what mornings keep
Cracked mug alley stands its ground
Cracked mug alley won't back down
Fare was paid in wrinkled bills
Passenger left mug on passenger seat
Driver shrugged and set it down
Where alley shadows eat the light
[Pre-
Wheels stop turning but the city breathes
Winter bites down hard on steel and sleep
Mug don't care about the fare or freeze
It waits for dawn on cracked concrete
Cracked mug alley holds the heat
Cracked mug alley beats the street
Steam rises up from porcelain deep
Winter cannot kill what mornings keep
Cracked mug alley stands its ground
Cracked mug alley won't back down
Snow falls soft on chipped glaze rim
Fifty years this driver knows these streets
Every crack tells stories dim
Ceramic survives what metal breaks
Morning comes with garbage trucks
Dawn breaks hard on frozen rims
Mug still sits where fortune stuck
Defiant ceramic waits for him
Yeah!
Come on!
Alley mug!
Morning coffee steams in driver's hand
Same old route begins again
Mug survives what winter planned
Ceramic wins on cobblestone
Cracked mug alley holds the heat
Cracked mug alley beats the street
Steam rises up from porcelain deep
Winter cannot kill what mornings keep
Cracked mug alley stands its ground
Cracked mug alley won't back down
Cracked mug alley stands its ground
Cracked mug alley won't back down
Engine turns on frozen stones
Day shift starts with ceramic steam