Old black plastic on the street
Washing off the summer heat
He stands still in a wool coat
Watching paper leaflets float
Rain on the vinyl awning beat
Cooling down the asphalt street
Slowing down the heavy spin
Letting all the rhythm in
Needles scratching on a disc
Taking every sonic risk
Coffee steaming in a cup
Waiting for the sun to up
Dusty sleeves of gold and blue
Looking for a sound that's new
Water drips in steady lines
Crossing through the painted signs
Rain on the vinyl awning beat
Cooling down the asphalt street
Slowing down the heavy spin
Letting all the rhythm in
Brown sugar in a ceramic pot
The midday air is far too hot
He finds a song from forty-four
And steps inside the open door
Iron pressed on every seam
Like a heavy midnight dream
He pays the man with crumpled bills
While the rainy weather chills
Rain on the vinyl awning beat
Cooling down the asphalt street
Slowing down the heavy spin
Letting all the rhythm in
Let the heavy rhythm in
Let the heavy rhythm in
Just a steady rainy spin
