You park your hack where blossoms fall
Neon bleeds on wet asphalt skin
Anomalous water backs the wall
Reflecting sky the smog keeps in
Still water holds a stranger's face
Still water keeps a quiet place
You watch the ripples break the light
In the alley pool at midnight
Fare ran out at the crosswalk line
Left a scent of perfume and regret
Now you stalk where streetlights shine
On a surface you can't forget
Still water holds a stranger's face
Still water keeps a quiet place
You watch the ripples break the light
In the alley pool at midnight
Pedal steel cries like a tired brake
Harmonica breathes cold damp air
You got no destination, money to make
Parked in a bad dream sitting there
Still water holds a stranger's face
Still water keeps a quiet place
You watch the ripples break the light
In the alley pool at midnight
The meter's off but the clock still ticks
You count the seconds like subway clicks
A face rises up from the black below
Is it the fare or the one you know
Rain stops falling the neon goes gray
Dawn cracks open the eyelids of town
You pull the lever drive the ghost away
Another mile on the odometer down
Still water holds a stranger's face
Still water keeps a quiet place
You watch the ripples break the light
In the alley pool at midnight
Still water rolls on Tokyo dawn
Drop the flag head for home
Still water rolls on
