Track 6 of the album Vacancy Sign · 2011
Pie Case Angel at the Starlite Diner
“There really was a waitress who slid a slice of pie across the counter without asking. She was an angel at three a.m.”
americana · diner folk · pedal steel americana · 3:21
Lyrics
Three a.m. at the Starlite Diner Neon buzzing in the rain A trucker with his hat in his hands And a night that's all in vain She's been pouring coffee thirty years Knows every sorrow by its sound She slides a slice of cherry pie Across the counter, no one's round She says, honey, rest a while Everybody's welcome here Pie case angel, shining bright Keeping watch through the longest night You don't have to say a word She already knows what you've heard Pie case angel, pour me slow Got a long and lonesome road to go But I'll remember when I'm gone Someone kept the kitchen light on A boy came in with nowhere to be Sat down shivering by the glass She wrote his name on a paper cup Said this one's on the house, kid, pass She says, honey, rest a while Dawn is coming, don't you fret Pie case angel, shining bright Keeping watch through the longest night You don't have to say a word She already knows what you've heard Pie case angel, pour me slow Got a long and lonesome road to go But I'll remember when I'm gone Someone kept the kitchen light on Some folks build a cathedral Some folks preach from a pulpit high She's got an apron and a coffee pot And a kindness she can't deny Pie case angel, shining bright Gray light coming, fading night Tip the jar and tip your cap Leave a little love on the lap Pie case angel, pour me slow Got a long and lonesome road to go But I'll remember when I'm gone Someone kept the kitchen light on Someone kept the kitchen light on