Keep The O Lit

Keep The O Lit

Intro

The O goes out at three twelve then comes back thin and blue

Verse 1

Bucket wheels on the tile line rain on the forecourt glass I keep a screwdriver under the till for the nights the current asks

Pump five sleeps with its hose down coffee burns to tar I know the sound a letter makes when it is trying hard

Pre-Chorus

Leave it, they say nobody reads but someone lost still looks for me

Chorus

Keep the O lit keep the door awake keep one word working for whoever brakes If the road goes black and the rain comes down keep the O lit keep the O lit now

Verse 2

Quarter turn on the left screw too much and it dies not enough and morning finds PEN above the lights

There is a spider in the panel whole as a little crown I leave it where the wires warm I leave the dead thing found

Pre-Chorus

Leave it, they say it is only a sign but only is where I spend my life

Chorus

Keep the O lit keep the door awake keep one word working for whoever brakes If the road goes black and the rain comes down keep the O lit keep the O lit now

Bridge

A man at pump five sits with the engine dead he looks up once and comes inside instead

Final Chorus

Keep the O lit keep the door awake keep one word working for whoever brakes If the road goes black and the rain comes down keep the O lit keep the O lit now

Outro

Not fixed not gone just warm enough to answer on