Track Insight / Lyrics
Your nails click rhythm on the yellow line
A pointer's nose knows every hidden sign
No hunter's whistle calls you off the track
Just rumble deep beneath the arched back
Steam rises from a grate like ghosts you chase
Tail stiff as bacon in a greased-up pan
The express roars but you hold your place
Nose to the wind, best damn dog I've seen
Platform hound with the liver-spotted coat
Chasing scents no commuter ever knows
Third rail humming through your paw pads cold
City's finest nose on a graveyard patrol
Platform hound, platform hound
King of the underground lost and found
Saw you turn down a ham sandwich crust
Left by a suit who missed the downtown bus
You sniffed it once and trotted on your way
Pride don't beg when the sun don't pay
Steam rises from a grate like ghosts you chase
Tail stiff as bacon in a greased-up pan
The express roars but you hold your place
Nose to the wind, best damn dog I've seen
Platform hound with the liver-spotted coat
Chasing scents no commuter ever knows
Third rail humming through your paw pads cold
City's finest nose on a graveyard patrol
Platform hound, platform hound
King of the underground lost and found
MTA broom pushes trash your way
You dodge the bristles like a pro at play
Token booth clerk waves a gloved hand
You wink back like you know the schedule, man
No leather collar, no tags that jingle
Just muscle memory and instincts single
The city feeds what the city keeps
You earn your kibble while the city sleeps
Six AM rush will bury your trail
But right now you're the king of the pale
Platform hound with the liver-spotted coat
Chasing scents no commuter ever knows
Third rail humming through your paw pads cold
City's finest nose on a graveyard patrol
Platform hound, platform hound
King of the underground lost and found
Dawn cracks gray through the station grates
Your shadow stretches past the turnstiles gates
See you tomorrow at the same hour
Same platform, same nose, same power
Platform hound with the liver-spotted coat
Chasing scents no commuter ever knows
Third rail humming through your paw pads cold
City's finest nose on a graveyard patrol
Platform hound, platform hound
King of the underground lost and found
Platform hound, platform hound
Best damn nose in this subway town
Pizzicato fades, the coffee's gone
Platform hound keeps trotting on
