Track 4 of the album Last Ferry Across · 2024
Smooth as the Crosstown Bus at Midnight
“New town, new key on a worn-out ring, streetlights humming a tune. The crosstown bus has never felt friendlier.”
country · night-bus country · smooth twang · 3:18
Lyrics
New town, new key on a worn-out ring Streetlights humming a tune I've got a transfer and a borrowed coat And a half a mile of moon The driver tips his cap, says evening, miss Like he's known me all my life Windows fogged with a stranger's breath And the city sliding by Smooth as the crosstown bus at midnight Rolling easy through the neon and the rain I don't need a map, I don't need a reason Every red light's just a chance to breathe again Oh, I'm easy, I'm fine Sliding down the line Corner bakery's got the ovens lit Somebody's keeping the night A dog in a doorway, a couple in a kiss Everybody's got a light Smooth as the crosstown bus at midnight Rolling easy through the neon and the rain I don't need a map, I don't need a reason Every red light's just a chance to breathe again Oh, I'm easy, I'm fine Sliding down the line Used to run from every place I stayed Used to think that home was far away Now I ride the loop till the stars give way And I'm home enough today Smooth as the crosstown bus at midnight Rolling easy through the neon and the rain I don't need a map, I don't need a reason Every red light's just a chance to breathe again Oh, I'm easy, I'm fine Sliding down the line Ring the bell, I'll step down slow Porch light's on, I know the way to go