Grill sings loud at three a.m.
Bacon cracks in hot enamel
Trucker Joe wants eggs again
Nurse Kate asks for toast and jam
Schedule board glows white and clean
Classified rows of numbers seen
Shift change comes at four fifteen
Night dissolves to morning sheen
Schedule One runs deep and long
Midnight workers sing this song
Grease and coffee keep us strong
We belong where we belong
Cop takes pie with shaking hand
Dispatcher calls across the land
Student crams for exam planned
Waitress writes what they demand
Schedule board glows white and clean
Classified rows of numbers seen
Shift change comes at four fifteen
Night dissolves to morning sheen
Schedule One runs deep and long
Midnight workers sing this song
Grease and coffee keep us strong
We belong where we belong
Fry cook flips with wounded wrist
Counts the tips he hasn't missed
Dishwasher hums a gospel twist
Dawn arrives through greasy mist
Cello cries like tired bones
Banjo picks what no one owns
Classification drops its codes
Heavy hearts lighten heavy loads
Schedule One runs deep and long
Midnight workers sing this song
Grease and coffee keep us strong
We belong where we belong
Last cup poured for road crew chief
Wipes the counter brings relief
Schedule One admits defeat
Morning shift brings fresh belief
Schedule One runs deep and long
Midnight workers sing this song
Grease and coffee keep us strong
We belong where we belong
Yeah we belong where we belong
Grill goes cold the night is done
Schedule One sees the sun
