Steel gate rises slow and steep
Tires hum on asphalt deep
Quarter sits in copper tray
Dawn still hours away
Red light flashes on the dash
Coffee steams in paper ash
Button pressed the circuit sings
Order up the bell it rings
Quarter falls the barrier lifts
Synth arpeggios drift and shift
Toll booth window frames the screen
Arcade ghosts in circuit green
Eggs crack sharp on seasoned steel
Regulars know the daily deal
Hash browns crisp in butter gold
Stories rise before they're told
Red light flashes on the dash
Coffee steams in paper ash
Button pressed the circuit sings
Order up the bell it rings
Quarter falls the barrier lifts
Synth arpeggios drift and shift
Toll booth window frames the screen
Arcade ghosts in circuit green
Joystick clicks in demo mode
High scores flash on cathode load
Pac-Man chases pixel fear
No one plays but noise is here
Quarter falls the barrier lifts
Synth arpeggios drift and shift
Toll booth window frames the screen
Arcade ghosts in circuit green
Pie rotates in glass display
Trucker tips and drives away
Ketchup stands at attention
Salt shaker holds dimension
Quarter falls the barrier lifts
Synth arpeggios drift and shift
Toll booth window frames the screen
Arcade ghosts in circuit green
Shift ends gray begins to bleed
Grill cools down the lunch rush freed
Last coin drops the final toll
Last plate scraped clean and whole
Quarter falls the barrier lifts
Synth arpeggios drift and shift
Toll booth window frames the screen
Arcade ghosts in circuit green
Quarter falls the barrier lifts
Synth arpeggios drift and shift
Coin hits metal cold and bright
Synth chords fade through tunnel night