Track Insight / Lyrics
Coffee stains the chipped white mug
Grill sings grease in a lazy shrug
Regulars laugh at the same old joke
Smoke curls up through the vented smoke
Cat slips out past the turning page
Twilight paints the gravel stage
Paws press cold on the crushed gray stone
Eyes catch light from a window shown
One voice hums where the dishes clatter
One voice watches the shadows scatter
Gravel cat owns the driveway crown
King of dust when the sun goes down
Pages turn but the cat stays put
Twilight's guard on a quiet foot
Gravel cat owns the driveway crown
King of dust when the sun goes down
Short order cook flips eggs with flair
Winks at the cat in the cooling air
"Keep the mice off my delivery trucks"
Cat just yawns, couldn't give two bucks
Saxophone cries a blue bent note
Bass walks deep in a velvet coat
Paws press cold on the crushed gray stone
Eyes catch light from a window shown
One voice hums where the dishes clatter
One voice watches the shadows scatter
Gravel cat owns the driveway crown
King of dust when the sun goes down
Pages turn but the cat stays put
Twilight's guard on a quiet foot
Gravel cat owns the driveway crown
King of dust when the sun goes down
Paperback spines glow amber gold
Stories stacked where the cat lies bold
Regulars leave with a wave and grin
"Catch you tomorrow, same time, same din"
Piano lingers on a minor chord
Night shift ends but the cat's on guard
No spotlight hits this velvet throne
Just gravel dust and a world unknown
But hope burns stubborn in the chest
A purr that puts the dark to rest
Brushes swell, the sax takes flight
Twilight yields to the coming light
Gravel cat owns the driveway crown
King of dust when the sun goes down
Pages turn but the cat stays put
Twilight's guard on a quiet foot
Gravel cat owns the driveway crown
King of dust when the sun goes down
Dawn cracks pale through the bookstore glass
Night shift done, the die is cast
Cook hangs apron on the hook
Cat blinks once at the final book
Gravel holds the warmth of night
Paws tuck in for the morning light
Gravel cat owns the driveway crown
King of dust when the sun goes down
Pages turn but the cat stays put
Twilight's guard on a quiet foot
Gravel cat owns the driveway crown
King of dust when the sun goes down
Gravel cat owns the driveway crown
Piano fades on a single key
Cat sleeps deep where the shadows be