Lyric

Bedford Ave after closing

Paper cups by the curb

Shutters down, my reflection

In a window that won't learn

The L train talks in the distance

Through the blocks and the steam

I'm here with my hands in my pockets

Looking mean, feeling seen

Deli coffee in a small white cup

Burned too hot, gone cold too fast

Everybody moving past me

Like I could be the past

Bedford Ave after closing

Tell me who stays awake

Bedford Ave after closing

I need one real face

The shop signs fade, the night goes wide

And I stay caught in the middle

Bedford Ave after closing

I'm lonely in the middle

A bodega bag in the gutter

A gold chain on a collarbone

Couples leaning on a mailbox

Like they built a home

I don't need a perfect answer

Just a hand when I look up

Something small and unmistakable

Like don't leave yet, what's up

Deli coffee in a small white cup

Burned too hot, gone cold too fast

Everybody moving past me

Like I could be the past

Bedford Ave after closing

Tell me who stays awake

Bedford Ave after closing

I need one real face

The shop signs fade, the night goes wide

And I stay caught in the middle

Bedford Ave after closing

I'm lonely in the middle

If you pass me on the sidewalk

Don't let it end as a glance

Say my name like you mean it

Give the night a chance

Bedford Ave after closing

Tell me who stays awake

Bedford Ave after closing

I need one real face

The shop signs fade, the night goes wide

And I stay caught in the middle

Bedford Ave after closing

I'm lonely in the middle