Straw Paper

Verse 1            
Midnight, the city is cold and still            
trying to sit here and get my fill            
on the stale coffee and cigarettes            
as the waitress places her bets            
am I or am I not a big tipper?           
I'm only here to remember you, little dipper
the burning star in my midnight sky            
the one who said goodbye            
           
Chorus            
It was cold when we met, cold so cold        
yet you were so warm, so warm to hold          
I begged and begged for God to stop          
but time was something I could not cop    
and now I sit here, our spot our spot    
looking out to see nothing but raindrops            
           
Verse 2            
Paid tabs and empty threats            
waitress finally settled the bets            
the cheap floor and familiar air            
smoke hanging like we used to, without a care
time to head back home, to the streets        
my hands shake as the door it meets            
           
Chorus            
It was cold when we met, cold so cold        
yet you were so warm, so warm to hold          
I begged and begged for God to stop          
but time was something I could not cop    
and now I sit here, our spot our spot    
looking out to see nothing but raindrops            
           
Verse 3            
Cold night out tonight, maybe grab a coat  
this ship is sinking slowly, find yourself a new boat          
no safe harbors to be found            
just shipwrecked treasures underground    
the service playing in my head            
Is so much better than the words you said
telling me goodbye with your smile          
takes it's toll on a heart after awhile  
curiosity gives way to understanding            
as the midnight skies become, demanding
I look up and see, the stars at last            
reminding me that I too will survive my past            
           
Chorus          
It was cold when we met, cold so cold        
yet you were so warm, so warm to hold          
I begged and begged for God to stop          
but time was something I could not cop    
and now I sit here, our spot our spot    
looking out to see nothing but raindrops