Ink on the Receipt

[Intro]
[Verse]
Fluorescent light hums low
Wet boots on the lino
Three AM shadow
Nowhere else to go
Found it in the lining
A secret worth finding
[Pre-Chorus]
Crumpled paper in my hand
Things I don't understand
Numbers blurred by the rain
Drowning out the pain
[Chorus]
Seven digits on the page
Locked inside this neon cage
Is it you?
Is it true?
Just a ghost I'm chasing through
Blue ink turning gray
Washing all the world away
[Hook]
Call the line
Out of time
[Verse]
Aisles of plastic wrap
Caught in a static trap
Wurlitzer playing slow
Where did the stranger go?
Left his coat on the chair
Smoke still in the air
[Chorus]
Seven digits on the page
Locked inside this neon cage
Is it you?
Is it true?
Just a ghost I'm chasing through
Blue ink turning gray
Washing all the world away
[Bridge]
Harp strings in the distance
Fighting my resistance
Hiss of the cassette tape
There is no escape
Memory starts to bend
Where does the story end?
[Verse]
Slushy footprints on the floor
Heading for the sliding door
I stare at the display
Watching night turn into day
Maybe I will never call
Maybe I will lose it all
[Chorus]
Seven digits on the page
Locked inside this neon cage
Is it you?
Is it true?
Just a ghost I'm chasing through
Blue ink turning gray
Washing all the world away
[Post-Chorus]
Ink on the receipt
Rain on the street
Bitter and sweet
[Outro]