Rain hammers glass on Main Street side
She kicks the door open wide
Blue apron soaked through polyester blend
Quarter drops where the slot don't end
Motor coughs a gravel choke
Belts grab tight on rusted spoke
Water steams off cotton skin
Cycle starts the mess within
Heavy load in a midnight drum
She watches white sheets overcome
Sud and spin and rinse away
Another shift another day
I smell the grill grease on her sleeve
Black coffee strong as New Year's Eve
She leans her head on vibrating metal
Watches socks dance in the kettle
Motor coughs a gravel choke
Belts grab tight on rusted spoke
Water steams off cotton skin
Cycle starts the mess within
Heavy load in a midnight drum
She watches white sheets overcome
Sud and spin and rinse away
Another shift another day
Table three wants eggs over light
She serves them with a tired smile bright
Now she folds a stranger's jeans
Counts the minutes counts the means
Heavy load in a midnight drum
She watches white sheets overcome
Sud and spin and rinse away
Another shift another day
Steam fogs the window blurs the street light
Red and blue bleed through the night
I tumble hot I tumble loud
Proudest machine in this crowd
Heavy load in a midnight drum
She watches white sheets overcome
Sud and spin and rinse away
Another shift another day
Spin slows down to a final stop
She pulls the bundle from the top
Damp warmth against her frozen hand
Best clean start in a dirty land
Heavy load in a midnight drum
She watches white sheets overcome
Sud and spin and rinse away
Clean apron for a brand new day
Quarter slides in the slot again
Heavy load heavy load
