[Verse 1] The change machine ate my last five At the wash on Bell and Vine You were reading last month’s paper With a sock across your thigh You hit the metal with your palm Like you knew its family name Four quarters rattled in the tray You said, “It’s always been that way” [Chorus] Laundromat moon Going round and round Your red shirt’s flying And my guard’s coming down Nothing to do Till the buzzer goes Under the laundromat moon With somebody nobody knows [Verse 2] You said you’d moved here Tuesday I said I’d lived here years You asked me where the good food was I couldn’t think of anywhere We watched a tiny yellow sleeve Keep chasing your old jeans You said, “That one belongs to Ruth” And showed me she was three [Chorus] Laundromat moon Going round and round Your red shirt’s flying And my guard’s coming down Nothing to do Till the buzzer goes Under the laundromat moon With somebody nobody knows [Bridge] Rain started tapping on the vent We put another quarter in You drew a rabbit on the paper Gave it an enormous chin I said the place beside the station Makes a decent bowl of soup You said, “Well, there you are then” And I said, “I suppose that’s true” [Final Chorus] Laundromat moon Going round and round Two paper cups With the lids pressed down Nothing to do Till the buzzer goes Under the laundromat moon With somebody I almost know [Outro] You took the basket I held the door You said, “See you” I said, “Sure”
