Morning train shakes window glass
Cobbler wipes his brass-rimmed glass
Order up shine number three
Regulars know the fee
Fourth platform morning shine
Worn leather on the line
Buff and turn buff and turn
Stories rise where memories burn
Coffee steam rises slow and thick
Brush handle worn smooth and quick
He knows each scratch each crease each scar
Maps them out like lucky star
Fourth platform morning shine
Worn leather on the line
Buff and turn buff and turn
Stories rise where memories burn
Peeling paint on depot wall
Listens close to buffer's call
Train whistle cuts the quiet air
Leather sighs beneath his care
Fourth platform morning shine
Worn leather on the line
Buff and turn buff and turn
Stories rise where memories burn
Midnight rush the lunch crowd gone
Cobbler works to radio song
My fibers hold ten thousand miles
Counting down in dusty piles
Final coat goes on at noon
Light hits grain like fading tune
He wraps me up in oilcloth tight
See you tomorrow same old light
Fourth platform morning shine
Worn leather on the line
Buff and turn buff and turn
Stories rise where memories burn
Fourth platform holding time
Every scratch a silent rhyme
Buff and turn buff and turn
Stories rise where memories burn
Brush rests on the wooden bench
Fourth platform holds the shine