[Verse 1]

At Cafe Blue

The lights stay low

Rain on the window

Nowhere to go

The man by the counter

Orders the same thing

Every Thursday night

Without fail

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[Chorus]

Cafe Blue

A room full of strangers

Trying not to show it

Cafe Blue

Coffee and silence

Going cold together

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[Verse 2]

A woman near the jukebox

Reads a letter twice

Like the words

Might change their minds

Two young lovers

Talk about moving west

Neither one believing

The other will

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[Chorus]

Cafe Blue

Everybody waiting

For something unnamed

Cafe Blue

Half the people leaving

Half the people staying

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[Bridge]

The waitress wipes tables

The saxophone plays

The clock above the door

Loses another minute

Nobody complains

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[Verse 3]

A travelling salesman

Studies his reflection

In the darkened glass

Beyond the streetlights

An old musician

Draws notes on a napkin

For a song

He'll never finish

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[Final Chorus]

Cafe Blue

The night keeps gathering

Around the edges

Cafe Blue

A little warmth

For borrowed time

Cafe Blue

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[Outro]

Last chair

Last cup

Last train

Cafe Blue