I collect the headlights passing through
Every token that I take from you
Windshield wipers slap a steady beat
Puddles swallow up the dirty street
Sodium glow on the Laundromat glass
Twenty-four hours, watch the strangers pass
I see your face in the dryer's spin
Wondering where the hell you might have been
Drop the coins in the bucket again
Watch the water wash away the pain
Spin the cycle till the morning light
I'll be waiting in the token rain
Fold the ticket from a matinee
You were standing in the exit way
Now the soap suds bubble on the floor
I don't know what I'm waiting for
Drop the coins in the bucket again
Watch the water wash away the pain
Spin the cycle till the morning light
I'll be waiting in the token rain
Hazy headlights blur into a stream
Every lane becomes a half-remembered dream
Hold the quarter to the slot machine
Pray the signal comes in clean
Static hiss from the radio wire
Dampened sparks from a dying fire
I trace your name on the foggy pane
Wash it off and start it up again
Parking lot is a mirrored lake
Every step is a mistake I make
But the rumble of the dryer's drum
Tells me someday you are gonna come
Drop the coins in the bucket again
Watch the water wash away the pain
Spin the cycle till the morning light
I'll be waiting in the token rain
Snap the shutter on the laundromat door
I don't wait here anymore
