Lyrics

The scent of fryer grease and the coffee I had brewed
A commotion next door broke the evening's quiet mood
You were calm but flustered, with a customer who'd strayed
I saw you needed backup, so I came to your aid
A quiet word, a steady hand, we showed him to the door
Then stood there in the neon sign, a friendship on the floor

And I told you before, it's you I adore
Three dates is all that we'd need and no more
But alas, timing is always wrong
So I will encourage you to always be strong

We'd talk out in your office when both our shifts were through
'bout the weight of managin' and what we hoped to do
You had a gentle soul, I saw it in your eyes
A quiet kind of brilliance underneath those city skies
And that smile you'd flash me, a light in the routine
The brightest thing I'd ever seen, besides my coffee machine

And I told you before, it's you I adore
Three dates is all that we'd need and no more
But alas, timing is always wrong
So I will encourage you to always be strong

We were always someone else's, a constant"nearly-was"
Bound by other promises and a different set of cause
A perfect understanding in a world that had no room
A flower in the pavement, forever left to bloom

And I told you before, it's you I adore
Three dates is all that we'd need and no more
But alas, timing is always wrong
So I will encourage you to always be strong

So go on, my dark-haired beauty, may your spirit never bend
You've got my heart, my dearest friend, right to the very end
And I will encourage you to always be strong.