Chipped Porcelain and Brass

[Intro]
[Verse]
Rain on the neon light
Blurring the edge of night
Coffee is getting cold
Stories already told
I trace the chipped rim
Thinking only of him
[Pre-Chorus]
Faded ticket in my hand
Music from a ghost band
The ink is turning gray
Since he went away
[Chorus]
Oh, that G minor heat
Dancing on a dead-end street
Your trumpet case was scuffed
The road was getting rough
Just a summer fling
A velvet kind of thing
[Verse]
The diner floor is wet
A heavy sense of regret
You wore that linen shirt
Treated love like a flirt
The sax begins to moan
I’m sitting here alone
[Pre-Chorus]
Shadows on the tile floor
I don't see you anymore
Time is standing still
Against my own will
[Chorus]
Oh, that G minor heat
Dancing on a dead-end street
Your trumpet case was scuffed
The road was getting rough
Just a summer fling
A velvet kind of thing
[Bridge]
The Rhodes begins to swell
A story I won't tell
Brushed drums on the snare
Smoke in the midnight air
I should have asked to stay
But I watched you walk away
[Verse]
The waitress clears the plate
It’s getting really late
The bass line starts to thrum
I’m feeling rather numb
One more pour for the road
Lighten the heavy load
[Chorus]
Oh, that G minor heat
Dancing on a dead-end street
Your trumpet case was scuffed
The road was getting rough
Just a summer fling
A velvet kind of thing
[Post-Chorus]
(Shoo-be-doo-wop)
Velvet kind of thing
(Ba-da-ba-da-zazz)
Just a summer fling
(Mmm, yeah)
In the G minor heat
[Outro]