Grease pops hot on seasoned steel
Night shift moves on wooden heel
Coffee black as railroad tar
Regulars know just where they are
Fog crawls low on switching yard
Old hound moves like a shaky card
Nose to rail where steel runs cold
Stories that the tracks unfold
Iron bones in foggy light
Hound walks slow through dead of night
Rail yard sings its rusty song
Where the lost and lonely belong
Paws press soft on splintered tie
Nose knows where the field mice lie
Boxcar doors groan heavy shut
Dreams of bones and rabbit gut
Fog crawls low on switching yard
Old hound moves like a shaky card
Nose to rail where steel runs cold
Stories that the tracks unfold
Iron bones in foggy light
Hound walks slow through dead of night
Rail yard sings its rusty song
Where the lost and lonely belong
Bell dings sharp for order up
Hash browns golden in the cup
Watcher at the window pane
Sees the stray dog dance in rain
Fog crawls low on switching yard
Old hound moves like a shaky card
Nose to rail where steel runs cold
Stories that the tracks unfold
Cook wipes down the stainless steel
Hound follows what the nose can feel
Two souls waking, world asleep
Promises they'll never keep
Steam rises from the coffee pot
Tracks vibrate with what they've got
Iron bones in foggy light
Hound walks slow through dead of night
Rail yard sings its rusty song
Where the lost and lonely belong
Dawn breaks gray on rusted rail
Cook counts tips within his pail
Hound lifts head with amber eye
Watches steel birds cut the sky
Iron bones in foggy light
Hound walks slow through dead of night
Rail yard sings its rusty song
Where the lost and lonely belong
Iron & Bone, the title sings
Morning breaks on broken wings
Nylon strings fade slow and deep
Iron & Bone in morning sleep