Song for the Nightshift - Charming

I take the three AM train every night

I get up early but it doesn’t feel right

I drink my coffee and I eat all my fruit

I play my records with the TV on mute

I wait and wait for my day to begin

You know I watch a lot of CNN

All the stocks and the talking heads

Yeah I’ll be working while they sleep in their beds

And oh it’s been a long time seen I’ve seen you

But you know I’ve got a job to think about

And oh I’m doing exactly what I want to.

Just don’t ask me the last time I’ve been out

You know the sound that I here every night?

The metal gate as I close it tight

Not your voice underneath my sheets

You know I’ve got too many deadlines to meet, hey hey

And as you’re sitting at your coffee break

I’m watching Oprah and Ricky Lake

So by the time I step out of the shower

You’re going off to your happy hour

And oh it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you

But you know I’ve got a career to think about

And oh I’m doing exactly who I want to

Just don’t ask me the last time I’ve been out

Keys jangle like a tambourine

The smell of fried food and gasoline

I’ve never seen the streets so bare

I might be mugged but I don’t really care

I take the three AM train ever y night

I wear my headphones and I grip my bag tight

I never wanted to live this way

Just be happy that you work all day

I wait and wait for the night to end

I can’t complain, 'cause I’ve got money to spend

I go for days without talking aloud

Sometimes I feel like I’m just in a cloud

And oh it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you

But you know I’ve got a job to think about

And oh I’m doing exactly what I want to

Just don’t ask me the last time I’ve been out.