作词：石乐志
作曲：石乐志
The neon sign is buzzing low
A halo in the falling rain
I watch the droplets trace the glass
And blur the streetlights into stains
The counter gleams with polished chrome
Reflecting shadows passing by
I leave the heavy world outside
Beneath this amber quiet sky
My coat is damp my hands are cold
But here the air is soft and sweet
A sanctuary made of light
Above the rhythm of the street
No urgent calls no demands
Just ceramic warmth against my palm
The city sleeps but never dies
It hums a complicated calm
I'm not escaping who I am
Or running from a broken heart
Just finding space to simply be
Before the morning has to start
Same old coffee different midnight
In this twenty-four hour diner glow
A lonely kind of comfort
That only empty booths can know
Same old coffee different midnight
Watching steam dissolve on glass
Not sad just softly present
Letting all the hours pass
This warm and quiet solitude
Is healing in its own design
A gentle pause within the night
Before I cross back o'er the line
The waitress pours without a word
She knows the ritual by now
A silent understanding shared
Beneath the fluorescent brow
The jukebox plays a mellow tune
Some R&B from years ago
It wraps around the vinyl seats
In rhythms smooth and steady slow
I trace the rim I breathe it in
The bitter notes the roasted haze
There's solace in repetition
In these familiar well-worn days
The rain keeps tapping at the pane
A metronome for restless minds
But in this booth the chaos fades
And peace is what the spirit finds
They say that loneliness is cold
A hollow ache an empty room
But here it feels like coming home
Dispelling all the urban gloom
No drama tears or drunken songs
No need to prove or to perform
Just me the cup the windowpane
A shelter from the endless storm
It's urban healing plain and true
A balm for souls that work too hard
To sit and watch the world go by
From behind this lighted guard
Same old coffee different midnight
In this twenty-four hour diner glow
A lonely kind of comfort
That only empty booths can know
Same old coffee different midnight
Watching steam dissolve on glass
Not sad just softly present
Letting all the hours pass
This warm and quiet solitude
Is healing in its own design
A gentle pause within the night
Before I cross back o'er the line
