Track Insight / Lyrics
You flip the eggs at three a.m.
The bell above the door don't chime
A tabby slips through pump-light beam
And claims the paperback spine
Crossroads cat hums low and deep
While diesel engines cough and sleep
You pour the joe, you watch it creep
That purr's the only tune you keep
You wipe the grease from table four
The regulars don't ask for more
The cat turns pages with a paw
To find the chapter worth fighting for
Crossroads cat hums low and deep
While diesel engines cough and sleep
You pour the joe, you watch it creep
That purr's the only tune you keep
The sign flickers, buzzing blue
Reflects in eyes of golden hue
You scrape the grill, you push on through
The cat knows something you never knew
Crossroads cat hums low and deep
While diesel engines cough and sleep
You pour the joe, you watch it creep
That purr's the only tune you keep
Rain taps the canopy tin roof
The cat jumps down, a living proof
That stories live in gasoline and soot
You laugh, you wipe your hands, you tell the truth
The purr stays with you past your youth
Dawn cracks the horizon, pale and gray
The cat curls up on yesterday's display
You lock the grill, you end the shift, you say
Same time tomorrow, friend, okay
Crossroads cat hums low and deep
While diesel engines cough and sleep
You pour the joe, you watch it creep
That purr's the only tune you keep
Crossroads cat hums low and deep
Grill goes cold, the sign sleeps
Crossroads cat hums in your dreams
You'll hear that purr in coffee steam
The waltz ends soft on pump three beam
