Foot stomp kicks the night awake
Banjo rolls through parking lot
Cello weeps where headlights shake
You hold the key that fits no lock
You wipe the grill at three a.m.
A regular asks for eggs again
The graveyard shift suits you just fine
You crack two shells yolks bright as shine
Neon flickers through the glass
Brass key burns hot against your thigh
Something pulls you to the lot
Where motel signs blink live and die
You got a brass key with no door
Unraveling on asphalt floor
Neon paints the night in gold
Stories that are never told
Short order slang flies cross the counter
Hash browns sizzle in the pan
Old trucker jokes get slightly louder
You flip a wrist you're the main man
Neon flickers through the glass
Brass key burns hot against your thigh
Something pulls you to the lot
Where motel signs blink live and die
You got a brass key with no door
Unraveling on asphalt floor
Neon paints the night in gold
Stories that are never told
Key unravels thread by silver thread
Coils round your finger like a snake
Regulars wonder what you said
When you stood up for a coffee break
Cello weeps a lullaby
Foot stomp shakes the prairie sky
Banjo rings where dreams begin
Strangers become sudden kin
Brass key finds its lock at last
Future built on fractured past
You got a brass key with no door
Unraveling on asphalt floor
Neon paints the night in gold
Stories that are never told
Dawn breaks greasy on the horizon
Key lies still on dashboard mat
Regulars pay and keep on risin'
Diner life falls smooth and flat
You got a brass key with no door
Unraveling on asphalt floor
Neon paints the night in gold
Stories that are never told
You got a brass key with no door
Unraveling on asphalt floor
Foot stomp fades to morning light
Brass key rests no door in sight
