Sunrise on the Night Shift

[Verse 1] Clock on the wall says half past five The baker next door puts the morning outside I stack the cups and wipe the counter The city wakes as I clock out here Your text says coffee on the balcony You kept a little daylight just for me [Pre-Chorus] Some people finish when the sun goes down I find my evening when it comes around [Chorus] Sunrise on the night shift Gold on my old work shoes I got a little tired in my eyes But a whole new sky to look into Sunrise on the night shift I'm coming home to you Let the world start its long day We can make our own kind of blue-sky afternoon [Verse 2] The bus is quiet at the back I watch the paperboys and passing cabs A nurse beside me shuts her eyes We share a little smile at the traffic lights I bring fresh bread inside a paper sleeve You hear my key and make a space for me [Pre-Chorus] Some people finish when the sun goes down I find my evening when it comes around [Chorus] Sunrise on the night shift Gold on my old work shoes I got a little tired in my eyes But a whole new sky to look into Sunrise on the night shift I'm coming home to you Let the world start its long day We can make our own kind of blue-sky afternoon [Bridge - intimate solo vocal, piano and strings] Our hours never quite agree But you keep making time for me And I keep one last story saved For your face at the end of my day [Instrumental interlude - orchestra and rhythm section, no vocals] [Final Chorus] Sunrise on the night shift Gold on my old work shoes I got a little tired in my eyes But a whole new sky to look into Sunrise on the night shift I'm coming home to you Let the world start its long day We can make our own kind of blue-sky afternoon [Outro] Gold on my shoes Coffee for two Sunrise, I'm home with you