Track 3 of the album Umbrella Weather · 2013
Tuesday Tram Window
“The slowest tram in the city deserves the slowest tune we have. Danny plays it all on brushes.”
bossa nova · bossa nova · cafe jazz · 3:55
Lyrics
The tram goes slow on Tuesday Past the shops with shutters down I rest my head against the glass And watch the wet, bright town A little dog in a yellow coat A baker sweeping steps The whole world passing gently by In the quiet things it kept Tuesday tram window Rain on the glass Every little story Is a story that will pass Tuesday tram window Carry me along I'll watch the lights go by And hum a little song A woman holds a lemon cake In paper tied with string A boy is practising his scales On a window ledge, in spring Though it's autumn, I can hear it In the way the water falls Every drop a small piano On the old and weathered walls Tuesday tram window Rain on the glass Every little story Is a story that will pass Tuesday tram window Carry me along I'll watch the lights go by And hum a little song Someone waves from a doorway I wave back, though I don't know Strangers are just neighbours Who've not met yet, even so The bell rings for my stop now But I think I'll ride one more Past the bridge and the river And the bookshop's open door There's no one at the station Who is waiting here for me But the city keeps me company And the rain keeps harmony Tuesday tram window Rain on the glass Every little story Is a story that will pass Tuesday tram window Carry me along I'll watch the lights go by And hum a little song Tuesday tram window Carry me along