Diner grill cools down at three
Regulars all gone to sleep
Security guard walks the pier
Mist swallows Alcatraz near
Banjo rings through salty air
Cello cries a lullaby
Guard checks locks and counts the stairs
Fog horn moans across the bay
Graveyard shift on Frisco bay
Graveyard shift till break of day
Banjo reels and cello weeps
Foot stomp wakes the town from sleep
Graveyard shift on Frisco bay
Eggs benedict at four a.m.
Hash browns crisp for working men
Guard sips thermos checks his watch
Cargo ships dock no hitch no glitch
Fiddle screams through morning mist
Martin guitar drives the beat
Guard hears music clenches fist
Shift change coming bittersweet
Graveyard shift on Frisco bay
Graveyard shift till break of day
Banjo reels and cello weeps
Foot stomp wakes the town from sleep
Graveyard shift on Frisco bay
Cook flips pancakes tells a joke
Guard your coffee's black as smoke
Guard grins wide shows gold tooth crown
Best damn brew in this whole town
Graveyard shift on Frisco bay
Graveyard shift till break of day
Banjo reels and cello weeps
Foot stomp wakes the town from sleep
Graveyard shift on Frisco bay
Sunrise paints the bridge gold red
Guard unlocks gate shakes off dread
Cello fades to morning hush
Banjo picks a gentle crush
Graveyard shift on Frisco bay
Graveyard shift till break of day
Banjo reels and cello weeps
Foot stomp wakes the town from sleep
Graveyard shift on Frisco bay
Diner doors swing open wide
Morning rush begins the tide
Guard walks in takes his stool
Another night another fuel
Graveyard shift on Frisco bay
Graveyard shift till break of day
Banjo reels and cello weeps
Foot stomp wakes the town from sleep
Graveyard shift on Frisco bay
One more night we're still okay
Coffee cup clinks on the grill
Graveyard shift standing still
