Truckstop Honeymoon - Breakfast in seattle

^CStart the day as you left off ^GA smoke is sure to clear your cough ^FTake a sip from a wounded soldier ^GThrough your coat over your shoulder ^CDays are long and need punctuation ^GThe first stop is a gas station ^FBuy a pack of Old Golds and some kind of beer you don't have to keep cold ^CCoz the fridge is broke and that's alright ^GYou got no food no apetite ^FYou drink champagne and Krystal Lite ^GThat's breakfast in Sea^Cttle

^CTake a walk up Denny Way ^GTry to get the blood back to your feet ^FGo find the Green Cat Cafe ^Gand order someting to eat ^CTwo eggs over hard ^GPaid for on a gas card ^FYour Daddy never reads the statement ^GHe gets the Bills, then he pays them ^CYou meet Jimmy like you always do ^GHe's always in the same shape as you ^FYou walk together down Denny Way ^GShouting out at the traffic ^CHey you slaves, you coffee jerks ^FYou CEOs, you're late for work ^CYou go back to the monastery ^GWhere they are shootin' up in the sanctuary ^FYou got a pallet on the floor ^GWhat do you need a god damn job for? ^CYou got credit and you got cash ^GYou got coffee and you got hash ^FYou've got friends, I can never have ^GI don't care, life's not so bad ^CSure it's cold but you don't complain ^GYou'll like Seattle when its gray and raining ^FYou've had enough of the sunny south ^GAnd redneck clubs, they sing about ^CYou don't miss the slower pace ^GYour mind--, it just loves to race ^FYou got means and you know ways ^GYou can stay away for days and days ^CHere's the church and here's the steeple ^Gand my hypodermic space needle ^FOpen the door and take a peek ^GOn the fingers there are the people ^CSuddenly it all comes clear ^GYou can see all the way to Melbourne (1) here ^FUntil the rain sets in for good ^GDon't want your car washed, its understood.

^CBaby you talk a mile a minute ^Gand you tell the story, hey I'm in it ^FI'll be walking with you all the way ^GUp the hill, to the Green Cat Cafe

^CThen it ends, like it began ^GWith an ashtray and an empty can ^FHad a battle you can stand ^Gat Breakfast in Sea^Cttle