Griddle sings at three a.m.
Regulars don't ask again
Eggs run yellow, bacon curled
Night shift writes its own world
Grease and gravity hold us down
Where the hangar lights burn brown
Every crossing wears us down
Flesh and steel on frozen ground
Pressure gauge reads steady green
Cleanest air I've ever seen
Ships come through with cargo holds
Stories bought and rarely told
Grease and gravity hold us down
Where the hangar lights burn brown
Every crossing wears us down
Flesh and steel on frozen ground
Coffee stains the formica top
Timer ticks, it doesn't stop
Pie stays warm for pilot Joan
She flies the run from here to dawn
Grease and gravity hold us down
Where the hangar lights burn brown
Every crossing wears us down
Flesh and steel on frozen ground
Hull plates groan in vacuum cold
Rust creeps slow where bolts don't hold
My fingers stiff on scanner glass
Watching centuries slowly pass
Grease and gravity hold us down
Where the hangar lights burn brown
Every crossing wears us down
Flesh and steel on frozen ground
Grease and gravity hold us down
Order up, clearance granted
Another shift, another planet
