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Morningstar Cafe

Peter Mayer

Cup of Joe Java Joe
When my life is movin’ too slow
Pick it up, fire it up
Won’t you fill my cup
Oh Joe Java Joe
And a New York Times to go
Headlines and donut hole
Won’t you fill my soul

Mabeline counter queen
Good morning what’ll it be
Jamaican, Colombian
Let me turn your signal green
Oh black wine
Make me feel fine
One sip of those brown eyes
Makes the brand new mornin’ shine

4AM in the morning and I don’t feel right
Got no reason to live this crazy life
Awake and down hill dreaming I listen for you breathing

Chorus
Welcome to the morning star
Shine on what you are
Shine into this lonely life
Fill it fill it up won’t you fill my cup

Cup of Joe Java Joe
It’s a monkey on my back you know
Or a kiss of tenderness,
Mercy to my lips
Bishop pawn and a queen
You know they all come in
Dog eared and bleary eyed
From a long night’s ride

She’s off to school books and rules
Perfume from a magazine,
When she smiles it’s just for me I believe…
I believe in Norma Jean
And the Royal Family
But the 20th century do si do
Pulled a trick on me

Chorus:

Cappuccino cowboy had a long night’s ride
Fighting with his Kate cactus in his hide
Short stack and a coffee black
That’ll bring me back
Jumpin’ Java it’s no jive
Just glad to be alive