The 3 AM Stitch

[Intro]
[Verse]
Breath fogging up the glass
Watching the minutes pass
Neon humming in the dark
Waiting for a lonely spark
Slush on the windshield wipers
The ghosts of the early risers
Frost on the interstate sign
I’m just killing time
[Pre-Chorus]
The heater’s broken in the back
I’m staring at the pavement crack
Thinking 'bout the way I used to run
Before the morning sun
[Chorus]
It’s the way the light hits the floor
When you walk through the door
Small talk in the freezing rain
Washing out the winter pain
It’s the coffee in a chipped mug
Giving me a little tug
Back to where I belong
Right where I started strong
[Post-Chorus]
Back where I belong
Right where I started strong
In the glow of the yellow sign
Everything is feeling fine
[Break]
[Verse]
Old Joe with the silver hair
Looking for a breath of air
Crumpled lottery tickets on the floor
Hoping for a little more
He says “Keep the change, kid”
Like he knows what I hid
Underneath the counter space
Searching for a saving grace
[Pre-Chorus]
The blue light flicker on the wall
I answer every single call
From the truckers and the tired souls
Filling up their empty bowls
[Chorus]
It’s the way the light hits the floor
When you walk through the door
Small talk in the freezing rain
Washing out the winter pain
It’s the coffee in a chipped mug
Giving me a little tug
Back to where I belong
Right where I started strong
[Bridge]
I used to hate the silence here
The way the winters felt like fear
But now the static feels like home
No more seeds left to roam
The rust belt holds me tight
In the middle of the night
[Verse]
Four AM and the sky turns gray
Another ghost headed on his way
A nod and a half-smile too
Between me and you
We’re just stitches in the seam
Living out a quiet dream
The town is waking up slow
Nowhere left for me to go
[Chorus]
It’s the way the light hits the floor
When you walk through the door
Small talk in the freezing rain
Washing out the winter pain
It’s the coffee in a chipped mug
Giving me a little tug
Back to where I belong
Right where I started strong
[Post-Chorus]
Back where I belong
Right where I started strong
In the glow of the yellow sign
Everything is feeling fine
[Outro]