In the Morning light, the barista flashes a welcoming smile A Front Porch Cafe summer morn Drip coffee strong as the ocean wind, Outer Banks day about to begin. Flip-flops shuffle on weathered boards, Maps and stories get passed around, Salt on skin, caffeine in veins— This is where my day begins Chorus Yeah, it’s coffee in a cafe cup, sun pour’n in, The Ocean hums a rhythmic hymn, From Jockey’s Ridge to the inlet shoals You can almost taste the coast on your hands Out here time just lets you be, In this Graveyard of the Atlantic town, This cafe porch is where I settling down. Verse 2 Window seat with a tide-line view, Locals talk like they always knew, Storms, shipwrecks, lovers, and sin— Every cup got a story to be told Of treasures to behold Some head north where the wild horses roam Hooves in surf in the morning sun, Some chase dunes where the kites take flight— But it all starts here, first sip, first light. Chorus Yeah, it’s coffee in a cafe cup, the day rollin’ in, Ocean breeze breaths salt and sand, From Jockey’s Ridge to the inlet shoals Where tales of ghosts and pirates run free There’s no place I rather be, Out here time seems to stand still In this Graveyard of the Atlantic town, This porch is where I settle down. On Outer Banks Morning. Bridge Old-timer laughin’, “Son, storms will come,” “Banks’ take more than they give you back,” I said, “Pour me another, I’ll ride it through— There’s a little salvation in this dark roast brew.” Raise that cup to the lost at sea, To the ghosts ridin’ every breeze, Every wave, every grain of sand— Starts right here in this cafe coffee shop Final Chorus Yeah, it’s coffee in a Cafe cup, watching the world driftin’ by, Seagulls wheelin’ in a painted sky, From porchside jokes to the ocean’s cry, We’re just passin’ through, you and I. Wild hearts wander but they come back ‘ To that surf and sand and coastal history It’s a Graveyard of the Atlantic dawn, This Front Porch Cafe keeps me hangin’ on. Outro At Front Porch Cafe where the mornings stay, Salt and coffee just find their way, If I get lost in this world someday— You’ll find me here .
