From the recording Good Old Days
Lyrics
[Intro]
Night shift smiles; we’re right on time.
[Verse 1]
Mr. Ray at the door says, “Evening, you two,”
Gives me a wink and a biscuit or two.
Says he clocks his rounds by our little parade,
From elevator ding to paw-print promenade.
[Pre-Chorus]
City hums like a distant train,
You squeeze my leash and lose your pain.
[Chorus]
The doorman knows our names,
Knows the hour, knows our game.
We circle twice on the lobby rug,
You steal a kiss, I steal a hug.
If love is made of simple frames,
We’re proof enough--the doorman knows our names.
[Verse 2]
Old brass mailbox holds yesterday’s blues,
We drop ‘em in and lace up new shoes.
Stairwell echoes with a tap-tap tune,
Our shadow dances with the moon.
[Pre-Chorus]
Bundle of keys, pocket of treats,
Home is the rhythm under your feet.
[Chorus]
The doorman knows our names,
Knows the hour, knows our game.
We circle twice on the lobby rug,
You steal a kiss, I steal a hug.
If love is made of simple frames,
We’re proof enough--the doorman knows our names.
[Bridge]
And when storms stack up along the glass,
He flips the sign to “hope will pass.”
He says, “Kid, just walk that heart of yours,”
We do--right through the revolving doors.
[Chorus]
The doorman knows our names,
Knows the hour, knows our game.
We circle twice on the lobby rug,
You steal a kiss, I steal a hug.
If love is made of simple frames,
We’re proof enough--the doorman knows our names.