Brass clicks in the hollow dark
Crown catches the platform spark
Scratched crystal maps the token booth
Second hand confirms the truth
Gears count breaths on mosaic tile
Winding down each quarter mile
I keep time where trains don't stop
Three AM on the uptown clock
No wrist to warm my metal heart
Just rails and steam to play my part
Wool coat lining held me tight
Tobacco scent through winter night
Now I lie on tile floor
Waiting for the express roar
I keep time where trains don't stop
Three AM on the uptown clock
No wrist to warm my metal heart
Just rails and steam to play my part
Fluorescent flicker paints my face
Rat investigates my case
Paper cup rolls past my chain
Gum spots shine like subway rain
I keep time where trains don't stop
Three AM on the uptown clock
No wrist to warm my metal heart
Just rails and steam to play my part
Dawn bleeds through the grates above
Morning commuters test their love
But I remain in measured grace
A hymn of brass in iron place
Cleaner sweeps the platform clean
Winds my crown with hurried scene
Click and catch and start again
Another night becomes the train
I keep time where trains don't stop
Three AM on the uptown clock
No wrist to warm my metal heart
Just rails and steam to play my part
I keep time where trains don't stop
Three AM on the uptown clock
Brass clicks in the hollow dark
Crown catches the morning spark
