Eggs flip slow on seasoned steel
Soy sauce stains my apron heel
Radio plays enka static hiss
Harbor lights paint rain like kiss
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Fryer pops a grease lullaby
Tugboat cuts the alley sky
Searchlight sweeps the stacked crates high
Diner clock ticks days go by
Neon tug in midnight rain
Pulls the harbor's steel chain
Tokyo alley narrow deep
Diner dreams in grease asleep
Coffee refill stool three calls
Tugboat horn bounces off walls
Salt fish broth in thermos flasks
Alley swallows engine tasks
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Fryer pops a grease lullaby
Tugboat cuts the alley sky
Searchlight sweeps the stacked crates high
Diner clock ticks days go by
Neon tug in midnight rain
Pulls the harbor's steel chain
Tokyo alley narrow deep
Diner dreams in grease asleep
Neon sign flickers wasabi green
Best udon this side unseen
Tugboat searches prow cuts slow
Diner regulars watch the glow
Neon tug in midnight rain
Pulls the harbor's steel chain
Tokyo alley narrow deep
Diner dreams in grease asleep
Grill scrapes clean shift near done
Tugboat finds its weary run
Dock lights blink a tired code
Cook pours coffee shares the load
Neon tug in midnight rain
Pulls the harbor's steel chain
Tokyo alley narrow deep
Diner dreams in grease asleep
Back door opens dawn breaks pale
Tugboat rests its metal tail
Regular pays tips in yen
Night shift ends same again
Neon tug in midnight rain
Pulls the harbor's steel chain
Tokyo alley narrow deep
Diner dreams in grease asleep
Neon tug won't let me sleep
Grill cools down neon fades
Tugboat horn serenades
