Static and Steam

[Intro]
[Verse]
Neon flickering in the rain
Parked the truck to hide the pain
Chipped tile floors and humming rows
Where the midnight water flows
Two A.M. is a lonely sound
In the quietest part of town
[Pre-Chorus]
Old Joe’s sitting in his chair
Faint smell of coffee in the air
He knows the look upon my face
In this fluorescent-lit space
[Chorus]
It’s the lavender dryer sheets
And the rhythm of the street
Folding up the cotton ghosts
Of the one I loved the most
I thought home was in his arms
Safe away from any harm
But it’s here in the static and steam
Waking from a broken dream
[Post-Chorus]
Static and steam
Just a broken dream
Static and steam
[Verse]
Payphone scratches on the wall
Numbers I will never call
Vending machine is humming low
Root beer cold and sugar slow
Trading stories by the glass
Watching all the minutes pass
[Pre-Chorus]
Joe says “Honey, you’ll be fine”
“Walk that steady, narrow line”
I smooth the wrinkles from a shirt
Brushing off the city dirt
[Chorus]
It’s the lavender dryer sheets
And the rhythm of the street
Folding up the cotton ghosts
Of the one I loved the most
I thought home was in his arms
Safe away from any harm
But it’s here in the static and steam
Waking from a broken dream
[Bridge]
He took the house, he took the keys
He brought me down to my knees
But he couldn't take the way
This old building starts the day
I’m not lost, I’m just found
On this hallowed, soapy ground
[Solo]
[Verse]
The spin cycle starts to slow
Now I’ve got a place to go
Stacking colors, white and blue
Something old and something new
I don’t need a heart to hold
To keep away the morning cold
[Chorus]
It’s the lavender dryer sheets
And the rhythm of the street
Folding up the cotton ghosts
Of the one I loved the most
I thought home was in his arms
Safe away from any harm
But it’s here in the static and steam
Waking from a broken dream
[Post-Chorus]
Static and steam
Just a broken dream
Static and steam
[Outro]