Mista Barista

[Verse 1] The espresso machine kept coughing Through the rush at half past ten He drew swans across the milk foam For people he’d not see again A lawyer took the corner table A student wore a worried face Rain slid down the front window Everybody going someplace [Chorus] No one hears the moment coming Not a trumpet Not a sign Just somebody leaving kindness Where you didn’t think to find it A crack beneath the door A little more light than before And for the first time in a while He stopped looking past tomorrow [Verse 2] His friends bought homes and posted pictures He rented rooms and watched the screen Told himself he’d get moving later When he figured out what it all means One cold afternoon in December A woman stayed till closing time On a napkin by her coffee She left a single line: [Chorus] No one hears the moment coming Not a trumpet Not a sign Just somebody leaving kindness Where you didn’t think to find it “You seem kinder than you know” Blue ink drying in the glow And for the first time in a while The mirror gave him back his eyes [Bridge] The buses kept arriving The city hummed below Everybody looked certain Everybody put on a show Maybe that’s the trick of it Maybe nobody really knows Maybe courage is a midnight shift And coming back tomorrow [Final Chorus] No one hears the moment coming Not like lightning Not like fate It arrives in little pieces And stays long after people leave The regulars knew his name The manager gave him space He started writing songs at midnight Instead of counting his mistakes And for the first time in a while The day felt worth stepping into The future wasn’t somewhere else It was already growing there Cup by cup [Outro] Na na na, na na na na Na na na, na na na na Na na na, na na na na Na na na, na na na na Sometimes that’s enough