Grill is hot and coffee is black
Train tracks hum and the steel rails crack
Peeling paint on the depot wall
Old red bricks where the shadows fall
He's the king of the paper bound page
A gold eye in a velvet cage
Humming low where the cold winds blow
Watching all of the strangers go
He sleeps deep on a leather book
Give a wink and a sideways look
Dusty shelves and a wooden floor
Guarding tight every open door
I bring scraps in a plastic tray
Keep the winter and hunger away
He don't ask for a single dime
Just a place to kill a little time
He's the king of the paper bound page
A gold eye in a velvet cage
Humming low where the cold winds blow
Watching all of the strangers go
Cold metal pulse in the midnight air
Two lonely souls with a heavy stare
No more words and no more lies
Just the truth in those amber eyes
Flip the burger and wipe the plate
Settle in for the midnight state
One more shift till the sun comes out
That is what this whole life is about
He's the king of the paper bound page
A gold eye in a velvet cage
Humming low where the cold winds blow
Watching all of the strangers go
Just the cat and the coffee steam
Waking up from a heavy dream Humming low.
Humming low.
