Mile End - Night Bus Timetable bent in a cracked-up frame Last bus gone or it never came Footsteps fade where the alley bends Night like this lets the fear begin Dead air hanging round the stop One more minute, watch the dark Bootsteps somewhere off the road Tell me now, do you stay or go? Night bus, cold light, don’t look back Night bus, last stop, heart attack Night bus, step light, something shifts in view You’re waiting for the night bus....but what’s waiting for you? Tyres hiss where the gutter bends Low light cuts through the dark again One long stare through the steamed-up view You see the bus....and the bus sees you Doors flip wide like a warning sign Cold eyes flash in the window line Run for shelter, freeze in place Which one carries you from this place? Night bus, cold light, don’t look back Night bus, last stop, heart attack Night bus, step light, something shifts in view You’re waiting for the night bus....is that danger near you? Night bus....last ride Night bus....no reply Footsteps fade but the night stays true You saw the bus....and the bus saw you
