Track Insight / Lyrics
Wipe the counter, check the time
Coffee black and grill in rhyme
Silver compass rests in grease
Under rusted Ferris peace
Regulars laugh at short jokes told
Leaves pile up on tracks of gold
Compass needle shakes the cold
Buried where the tickets sold
Silver needle finds the way
Underneath the closed midway
Autumn leaves don't ask for pay
We just spin and spin and stay
Diner bell rings three a.m.
Park gates locked, no diamond gem
Compass warm in calloused hand
Points to where the sky meets land
Silver needle finds the way
Underneath the closed midway
Autumn leaves don't ask for pay
We just spin and spin and stay
Grease and sugar, rust and rain
Two souls waiting for a train
Needle trembles, points to dawn
We'll be gone before the lawn
Coffee cold in ceramic cup
Ferris wheel gathers autumn up
Compass clicks a steady beat
Rhythm matches cooking heat
Regulars pay and hit the street
Compass tucked in worn-out seat
North is just a direction, friend
We'll meet here when the season ends
Silver needle finds the way
Underneath the closed midway
Autumn leaves don't ask for pay
We just spin and spin and stay
Compass spins but we don't run
Diner dawn, the shift is done
