Silver Bells

SILVER BELLS

It’s 4:30, why 4:30?  The alarm starts to ring

Once again it is time to awaken.

Take a shower, dress for power, then we climb in our cars

As we join in the pilgrimage to …

                Metro North, Metro North

                Ride it each day to the city.

                Driving far, in my car

                I hope to catch the next train.

At the station, grabbing coffee and a doughnut or two

As we hustle on board for our seating.

Read the paper, eat the breakfast, take a nap if you can

Until Grand Central Station appears.

                Metro North, Metro North

                Now you’ve reached Grand Central Station

                Now we start, to depart

                It’s time to catch the subway

Down the ramps and to the platform, to the shuttle we go

We must reach the west side of Manhattan

Since the train’s so awfully crowded you must stand the whole way

‘Til at 42^nd Street you hear

                “Fifty bucks, fifty bucks”

                just walk on by to the subway

                You can’t lose, you can choose

                The E, 1, 2, 3 or 9 train

Take your subway down to Franklin, in Tribeca depart

It’s a twelve minute walk to the office

When you get there, put your day in, when you leave now it’s dark

And you make the whole trip in reverse

                Metro North, Metro North

                This is our way of commuting

                At 8:04, through your front door

                Tomorrow you’ll do this again.