Track Insight / Lyrics
Grease pops hot on seasoned steel
Five AM and wheels don't turn
Cabbie stares at neon meal
Won't climb out, won't crash and burn
Coffee steam curls round his hands
Meter frozen, no demand
Clock ticks loud in vinyl seat
Night drags heavy on his feet
Midnight meter, cold and slow
Cabbie's got nowhere to go
Kettle whistles, coffee's hot
Night shift hits the final spot
Eggs flip slow on carbon pan
Regulars know not to ask
Why he sits, a tired man
Watching steam rise from the flask
Coffee steam curls round his hands
Meter frozen, no demand
Clock ticks loud in vinyl seat
Night drags heavy on his feet
Midnight meter, cold and slow
Cabbie's got nowhere to go
Kettle whistles, coffee's hot
Night shift hits the final spot
Hash browns crisp in bacon fat
Radio plays static jazz
He don't talk, don't chase the chat
Just counts the hours as they pass
Midnight meter, cold and slow
Cabbie's got nowhere to go
Kettle whistles, coffee's hot
Night shift hits the final spot
Door chimes ring but he don't flinch
Pancake batter, lumpy, thick
Keys sit dormant, inch by inch
Dreams of fares that never click
Midnight meter, cold and slow
Cabbie's got nowhere to go
Kettle whistles, coffee's hot
Night shift hits the final spot
Sunrise paints the chrome grill gold
Engine coughs, finally turns
Story told but never told
Kettle settles, silence burns
Midnight meter, cold and slow
Cabbie's got nowhere to go
Kettle whistles, coffee's hot
Night shift hits the final spot
Midnight meter, midnight meter
Engine fades on empty street
Kettle quiet, shift complete
Cabbie rolls on empty street