Chrome edge on a vinyl seat
Coffee steam and cold grey street
Brass case in my weathered palm
Holding tight to sudden calm
Tick tick goes the heavy gold
Stories that the gears unfold
Caught inside a diner light
Racing through the dying night
Salty skin and woolen coat
Watching how the bubbles float
Glass of water, silver spoon
Waiting for a morning moon
Tick tick goes the heavy gold
Stories that the gears unfold
Caught inside a diner light
Racing through the dying night
Lamps I lit for ships at sea
Now this ticking speaks to me
Oil and wick and iron door
I don't walk that rocky shore
Tick tick goes the heavy gold
Stories that the gears unfold
Caught inside a diner light
Racing through the dying night
Sun is creeping past the pane
Washing out the midnight stain
Close the lid and wind the spring
Hear the metal bell ring ring
Tick tick goes the heavy gold
Stories that the gears unfold
Caught inside a diner light
Racing through the dying night
Three AM gold.
The light is gone.
Just the gold.