You walk through the narrow street
Cold water hits your tired feet
Flour is clinging to your skin
Where the midnight hours begin
Search for the light in the grey
Chasing the ghost of the day
Hold to the heat of the bread
Follow the gold thread instead
You pass by the vending machine
Glowing a pale shade of green
Oil is slick on the black stone
Walking this alley alone
You smell the yeast and the sweet
Rising above the wet street
Steel doors are locked with a chain
Washing away all the stain
Search for the light in the grey
Chasing the ghost of the day
Hold to the heat of the bread
Follow the gold thread instead
The coffee is bitter and black
There is no way of turning back
The oven is waiting for fire
Burning a restless desire
You find the key in your coat
Feeling a lump in your throat
The drizzle is slowing its pace
Hiding the lines on your face
Search for the light in the grey
Chasing the ghost of the day
Hold to the heat of the bread
Follow the gold thread instead
Just a bit of flour and rain.
Mm-mm, flour and rain.