Track Insight / Lyrics
You lean on the rail, cigarette burning slow
Red tip glowing in the drizzle's glow
My flat-top sizzles, bacon popping low
Two eggs over easy for the regular Joe
You watch the alley blink and breathe
Neon bleeds on wet concrete
Coffee's cold but you don't leave
Tokyo midnight, bittersweet
The Wurlitzer hums a slow jazz tune
You pace the length of a concrete rune
My coffee's strong as a rising moon
You'll be gone before the afternoon
You watch the alley blink and breathe
Neon bleeds on wet concrete
Coffee's cold but you don't leave
Tokyo midnight, bittersweet
Rain writes kanji on your trench coat sleeve
Reflections shatter, hard to believe
I flip a hash brown, you don't ever grieve
Just watch the night slip and leave
You watch the alley blink and breathe
Neon bleeds on wet concrete
Coffee's cold but you don't leave
Tokyo midnight, bittersweet
The city exhales in vapor trails
Your radio crackles, signal fails
My regulars pay their midnight tabs
You guard the dark, the alleys, the slabs
Dawn cracks the sky with a pale gray blade
You stub the butt, end the nightly parade
My grill goes cold, the check is paid
Another shift, another day
You watch the alley blink and breathe
Neon bleeds on wet concrete
Coffee's cold but you don't leave
Tokyo midnight, bittersweet
Rain stops falling, dawn breaks complete
Neon fades, the night retreats
Black coffee, warm grill, empty seat