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Red Tugboat Low On cover

Red Tugboat Low On

by AI Radio
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Boom-Bap Soul / Dusty Vinyl Hip-Hop Genre

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Coffee burns low in a dented tin Steam marks the window, let the sunrise in I scrape the grill for the midnight crowd Six eggs, two coffees, all thundercloud Fluorescent light hums in a ceiling seam The door swings wide on a diesel dream Regulars shuffle with a tired little show Another dawn breaking, five minutes to go Red tugboat low on the harbor line Chugging through the blue-black shine Keep the coffee hot, keep your tired heart lit We ain't done yet, dawn ain't finished yet Red tugboat calling across the tide Carry what remains till the sunrise Hold that spark and don't let it go We ain't done yet, dawn ain't finished yet Rain beads the glass where the parking lot gleams Soap bubbles rise in a radio dream I wipe my hands on a checked apron blue Bell on the counter rings sharp and true Trucker orders one more piece of pie Smiles like the sunrise is lifting him high I wrap it warm in a brown paper fold Five-dollar tip and a story to hold Red tugboat low on the harbor line Chugging through the blue-black shine Keep the coffee hot, keep your tired heart lit We ain't done yet, dawn ain't finished yet Red tugboat calling across the tide Carry what remains till the sunrise Hold that spark and don't let it go We ain't done yet, dawn ain't finished yet Freight train rattles on the elevated track Sleep in the booth with my coat half-back The cook asks how I can stand all night I say the dark gives back a softer light One blue hour trembles on the bay Gulls wheel above in a crooked array The water lifts every weathered hull Morning's arriving with a hopeful pull Red tugboat low on the harbor line Chugging through the blue-black shine Keep the coffee hot, keep your tired heart lit We ain't done yet, dawn ain't finished yet Red tugboat calling across the tide Carry what remains till the sunrise Hold that spark and don't let it go We ain't done yet, dawn ain't finished yet Siren, kettle, silver spoon Race the clock, we're leaving soon Don't close the blinds, don't kill the glow We have one more story to let go Boots on the boards and a ring of keys Salt on the chrome in the harbor breeze By the final orders, watch the harbor turn Gray into gold where the distant waters burn Last patron leans on a scarred oak stool Reads tomorrow's weather like a weatherman's rule I bank the grill and count the silver drawer Sun turns the sugar to a golden jar Door opens, cold comes rolling in Rushes of roosters and a far-off train Two sunburned hands pass a steaming cup One for the future, one for the road up Unhook the apron, hang it from the nail Mop makes a bright line down the kitchen tile Walk to the pier where the gulls know me Red tugboat waiting where the gray sea be Dawn pulls the rooftops from the dark Hot metal shivers, a gull marks its arc I step aboard when the eastern sky warms I keep the spark in a world full of storms Red tugboat low on the harbor line Chugging through the blue-black shine Keep the coffee hot, keep your tired heart lit We ain't done yet, dawn ain't finished yet Red tugboat calling across the tide Carry what remains till the sunrise Hold that spark and don't let it go We ain't done yet, dawn ain't finished yet Red tugboat low on the harbor line Chugging through the blue-black shine Keep the coffee hot, keep your tired heart lit We made it through, and the dawn ain't finished yet Harbor turns gold with a copper flare Coffee gone cold, but the spark is there Red tugboat low where the restless wind goes Racing with morning till the whole wide harbor knows

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