Nobody Conducting

[Intro — room tone, soft cup tap] Morning hasn't said much yet But somebody's been moving [Verse 1] One man washes down the concrete While the sunrise finds the street Three blocks over ovens warming Someone's sweeping by their feet Keys are turning, doors are opening Coffee's starting down the line Nobody knows what the other's doing Still everybody's keeping time [Chorus] Nobody conducting Nobody waves a hand Still the whole town wakes together Like some quiet little band One light on, another follows Morning moving down the line Nobody conducting Everybody keeping time [Verse 2] There's a rag across a window There's a broom behind a door There's a baker in the back room Putting something warm in store Most of what keeps things together Happens where we never see Little jobs in little places Making morning what it needs to be [Chorus] Nobody conducting Nobody waves a hand Still the whole town wakes together Like some quiet little band One light on, another follows Morning moving down the line Nobody conducting Everybody keeping time [Bridge] Maybe that's why I still notice Quiet hands that do their part Long before I knew the reason Someone taught me work has heart [Final Chorus] Nobody conducting Nothing telling us to start Just a town becoming morning One small corner at a time One light on, another follows And the day comes on just fine Nobody conducting Everybody keeping time [Outro — band gently returns to room tone] Everybody keeping time