You watch the calico shake off the rain
The Ferris wheel sighs in the autumn wind
Her patchwork coat a map of old stains
No cotton candy no tickets no grin
She prowls the rust where the rollercoaster climbs
Calico ghost in the failing light
You pour black coffee to kill the time
The park sleeps quiet the cat sleeps tight
You flip a burger the grease pops loud
The cat rubs legs on a frozen gate
A regular jokes through the window cloud
Hey cook that stray's got a heavy weight
She prowls the rust where the rollercoaster climbs
Calico ghost in the failing light
You pour black coffee to kill the time
The park sleeps quiet the cat sleeps tight
The tilt-a-whirl rots in a leaf-pile bed
She hunts a mouse where the ticket booth stood
You think of eggs and the bacon spread
The regulars laugh like you knew they would
She prowls the rust where the rollercoaster climbs
Calico ghost in the failing light
You pour black coffee to kill the time
The park sleeps quiet the cat sleeps tight
The diner sign flickers Eat At Joe's
She curls in the hollow of a painted horse
You wipe the counter the night watch grows
The cat purrs loud a low diesel force
She prowls the rust where the rollercoaster climbs
Calico ghost in the failing light
You pour black coffee to kill the time
The park sleeps quiet the cat sleeps tight
Calico Carousel spins tonight
You lock the diner the keys turn slow
The calico watches the carousel glow
