Midnight At Marty's

I saw you by the market

Under that blue neon sign

You had a paper cup of coffee

And you looked up just in time

You waved like it was nothing

Like we do when we are near

Then you laughed with somebody

And I pretended not to hear

The street kept moving slow

Past the record store glow

I stood there in my jacket

Like I had nowhere to go

Late night, downtown

You were right there

Late night, downtown

And I was almost there

(Almost there)

Late night, downtown

You said my name

Then the diner door shut

And it all felt the same

At the café on the corner

You were tapping on the glass

Your friend was drawing circles

On a napkin full of math

I bought a magazine I never read

And a slice of cherry pie

You asked if I was leaving

I said maybe, with a lie

The jukebox skipped one line

The waitress called your sign

I watched you fold your jacket

Like you were out of time

Late night, downtown

You were right there

Late night, downtown

And I was almost there

(Almost there)

Late night, downtown

You said my name

Then the diner door shut

And it all felt the same

At the record store, we joked

About the old cheap covers there

You held the sleeve and grinned at me

Like you might actually care

Then a cab pulled to the curb

And the joke turned thin and small

You said, " See you around sometime"

And I knew that meant not at all

Late night, downtown

You were right there

Late night, downtown

And I was almost there

(Almost there)

Late night, downtown

You said my name

Then the diner door shut

And it all felt the same

I saw you by the market

Under that blue neon sign

You were gone before I got there

But I still walked by one more time