You wipe the counter steel and scarred
Ferry ropes hang slack and tarred
Dawn bleeds gray across the bay
Freight car rust holds back the day
Bell rings sharp order up two eggs
Regulars laugh stretch their legs
Dock light flickers buzzes low
Morning shift begins to grow
Rusty wheels watch water wait
Dawn freight guards the ferry gate
Cold steel ribs and peeling paint
Morning comes but you don't faint
Grease stains map the years you earned
Diesel coughs where terns returned
Tide pulls back reveals the mud
Boxcar stands like frozen blood
Bell rings sharp order up two eggs
Regulars laugh stretch their legs
Dock light flickers buzzes low
Morning shift begins to grow
Rusty wheels watch water wait
Dawn freight guards the ferry gate
Cold steel ribs and peeling paint
Morning comes but you don't faint
Cracked vinyl holds the night shift scent
Bacon smoke and concrete bent
Your spatula clicks a steady beat
Freight car groans in morning heat
Rusty wheels watch water wait
Dawn freight guards the ferry gate
Cold steel ribs and peeling paint
Morning comes but you don't faint
Ticket stubs litter wooden boards
Captain checks his weathered charts
You pour the black in chipped white cups
Freight car swallows morning up
Rusty wheels watch water wait
Dawn freight guards the ferry gate
Cold steel ribs and peeling paint
Morning comes but you don't faint
Horn blasts sharp cuts through the mist
Deckhands coil the heavy list
You flip the sign to open now
Freight car wears its rusty crown
Rusty wheels watch water wait
Dawn freight guards the ferry gate
Cold steel ribs and peeling paint
Morning comes you never faint
Coffee steam climbs slow and straight
Dawn freight watches while you wait