The Linoleum Gospel

[Intro]
[Verse]
Water climbed the kitchen wall
Watched the heavy rafters fall
In the mud and silver stall
Answer to a higher call
Scrubbing down the rusted steel
Broken dreams begin to heal
[Pre-Chorus]
Throw the muddy rugs away
Welcome in a brighter day
Hear that Farfisa start to hum
Better times are gonna come
[Chorus]
Light the sign and let it glow
Tell the town we’re back in tow
Grab a seat and take a breath
We have cheated Sunday’s death
Pass the coffee, pass the bread
Keep the hungry spirits fed
(Oh, it feels like home)
[Post-Chorus]
Let the brass begin to blow
Let the river of mercy flow
[Verse]
Old Man Joe is at the door
Scuffing up the brand new floor
Faded ink on peach-pie signs
Reading ‘tween the water lines
Handwritten notes begin to shine
Everything is feeling fine
[Pre-Chorus]
Throw the muddy rugs away
Welcome in a brighter day
Hear that Farfisa start to hum
Better times are gonna come
[Chorus]
Light the sign and let it glow
Tell the town we’re back in tow
Grab a seat and take a breath
We have cheated Sunday’s death
Pass the coffee, pass the bread
Keep the hungry spirits fed
(Oh, it feels like home)
[Bridge]
It’s a church in a greasy spoon
Underneath a rising moon
Bless the grease and bless the steam
Waking from a muddy dream
Hold your neighbor, hold them tight
We are winning back the night
[Hook]
Neon humming in the dark
Catching that eternal spark
Neon humming in the dark
Catching that eternal spark
[Chorus]
Light the sign and let it glow
Tell the town we’re back in tow
Grab a seat and take a breath
We have cheated Sunday’s death
Pass the coffee, pass the bread
Keep the hungry spirits fed
(Oh, it feels like home)
[Post-Chorus]
Trombone screaming out the news
Wash away those river blues
Neon humming in the dark
Catching that eternal spark
[Outro]