Across From Midnight

It's come down to just the two of us

Me and my shadow on the wall

There's a radio playing softly

Somewhere down the hall

And over in the next room

The hollow sound of a cigarette cough

Oh, I'm sitting across from midnight

And morning's a long way off

There's a fire in the trash can

In the alley below

The down and out is gathering

Sipping wine and talking low

We're companions of the nighttime

Got no place to go

Just sitting across from midnight

Time's dragging on too slow

You can feel the night when you're all alone

There's comfort in the room, you keep hanging on

You wait until the dark

The skeletons in the closet

March around like a platoon

I guess it's too much to ask for

I need some breathing room

And those tall city buildings

They cover up the moon

And I'm sitting across from midnight

And morning can't come too soon

Oh, those early morning hours

Bring out the darkness of your thoughts

And you're sitting across from midnight

And morning's a long way off