Track 5 of the album Midnight Mallets · 2016
Dawn Delivery, Day One
“Bread, a bicycle bell and a blue five a.m. street. The one song on the record where the sun is actually coming up.”
jazz · morning jazz · vocal jazz · 3:34
Lyrics
Five a.m., the streets are blue Bicycle bell and a bag of bread It's my first job, my first day Nobody out but the sleepy lamps And me, with a list of every street I'm riding fast, I'm riding free Dawn delivery, day one Wheels are humming, here I come Every door a little surprise Every knock, a sunrise Dawn delivery, day one The whole town's waiting, and I'm on the run A baker waves from his warm back door A lady in a robe says, thank you, dear The paper boy tips his cap my way The pigeons clear the road I'm learning the town by its early light Every corner has a name Dawn delivery, day one Wheels are humming, here I come Every door a little surprise Every knock, a sunrise Dawn delivery, day one The whole town's waiting, and I'm on the run One more hill, and I'm not tired One more street, and the sun comes through Whatever they say about the first day It feels like flying, it feels brand new Last box dropped by the old church gate The bell rings out the hour I sit a minute, catch my breath The city's wide awake I did it, and I'll do it again Tomorrow, same time, same street Dawn delivery, day one Wheels are humming, here I come Every door a little surprise Every knock, a sunrise Dawn delivery, day one The whole town's waiting, and I'm on the run Day one, day one Here I come