The Late Shift

And he said
But if it costs too much
I don't want to pay for bad luck
I've got an overdraft in the blues
I 'm not investing in your shoes
I walk alone

Café is quiet, evening is long
This shift ain't ending, radio's on
Same old preaching to the same old fools
Rules about love when no one rules

And she said
But if it costs too much
I don't want to pay for bad luck
I've got an overdraft in the blues
You're not investing in my shoes
You walk alone

Ten thirty five and the day should be done
Shutters are pulled but there's a table for one
Nursing a bottle and an ego that's bruised
Easy for love to get angry and confused

But you said
What if it costs too much
I don't want to pay for bad luck
I've got an overdraft in the blues
I 'm not investing in your shoes
I walk alone

Café is quiet, evening is long
This shift ain't ending, radio's on
Same old preaching to the same old fools
Rules about love when no one rules

In the crucible of nothing

In the crucible of nothing
Where there's only the night
And boredom leads to bottles
And the lonely broken flight
Where once were choirs of angels
A heart filled with empty cigarettes
In the crucible of nothing
You kid yourself you've no regrets

Magpie Billy winks at me
As I'm sitting under his tree
His words feel like wisdom
But beyond are blue skies

His song is beguiling
Enought to stop me smiling
I'm not one for optisim
But at least I try