You curl on timetables faded yellow
No train comes now but you stay mellow
Steam hiss fades but you stay ready
Whiskers twitch at whistle loud and steady
Platform tomcat waits for no one
Paint peels slow but the job gets done
Pages turn in the night wind's song
You've been here waiting all along
Ink stains mark your tabby coat proud
Harpsichord tunes drift from the crowd
Cello hums low where freight once rolled
You guard the stories left untold
Platform tomcat waits for no one
Paint peels slow but the job gets done
Pages turn in the night wind's song
You've been here waiting all along
Flute trills bright through broken transom glass
Boots stamp time as the dancers pass
Salt air mingles with paper and glue
Lighthouse eyes see the whole night through
Platform tomcat waits for no one
Paint peels slow but the job gets done
Pages turn in the night wind's song
You've been here waiting all along
No beacon flash cuts the harbor black
Just furnace glow on the iron track
But every soul needs a steady light
You keep yours burning through the night
Morning train shudders brake and steam
Wakes the depot from its dream
You stretch slow on the wooden bench
Paws knead rhythm no need for wrench
Platform tomcat waits for no one
Paint peels slow but the job gets done
Pages turn in the night wind's song
You've been here waiting all along
Platform tomcat waits for no one
Paint peels slow but the job gets done
Fiddle fades on the final tune
Tomcat sleeps beneath the moon
