Grand Central Station lyrics

Song information

Artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter
Album: Between Here And Gone

Lyrics

Got my work clothes on full of sweat and dirt
All this holy dust upon my face and' shirt
Heading uptown now, just as the shifts are changing
To grand central station
Got my lunch box, got my hard hat in my hand
I ain't no hero, mister, just a working man
And all these voices keep on asking me to take them
To grand central station
Grand central station

I want to stand beneath the clock just one more time
Want to wait upon the platform for the hudson line
I guess you're never really all alone, or too far from the pull of home
And the stars upon that painted dome still shine

I paid my way out on 42nd street
I lit a cigarette and stared down at my feet
And imagined all the ones that ever stood here waiting
At grand central station
Grand central station

Now hercules is staring down at me
Next to him's minerva and mercury
I nod to them and start my crawl, flyers covering every wall:
Faces of the missing are all I see

Tomorrow, I'll be back there, working on the pile
Going in, coming out, single file
Before my job is done, there's one more trip I'm making
To grand central station
Grand central station

Grand central station
Grand central station