Lyrics

"Painted Sky Cafe"
(Andrew Wolf)

(Verse)
My folks owned a diner in a West Texas town
Called the Painted Sky Cafe
A roadside oasis, had the best food around
And homemade every day

When I was a teen I first learned the ropes
Sweeping floors, keeping tables clean
Heard small town gossip, truckers cracking jokes
And the old men trading tales of how great things used to be

(Chorus)
I can still hear on the jukebox old Hank singing "Lost Highway"
At the Painted Sky Cafe
Got a real-world education from the folks there every day
At the Painted Sky Cafe

(Verse)
When a four-lane highway was built ten miles away
All the truckers left us for that route
Then fast food came to town, became all the rage
And our old crowd moved on to something new

Too many empty tables, things fell apart
Couldn't stay in business anymore
Oh it really broke my heart as I watched from the car
The last time Ma turned out the lights and Dad locked the door

(Chorus)
On the last day I recall the jukebox playing "Yesterday"
At the Painted Sky Cafe
Learned a lot about living and how nothing stays the same
At the Painted Sky Cafe


(Bridge)
Well now here I am an old man droning on about the good old days
In this retro diner with the few friends that remain
Then a busboy clears the table, turns and smiles my way
And just like that the memories take me back to the Painted Sky Cafe

(Chorus)
I can still hear on the jukebox old Hank singing "Lost Highway"
At the Painted Sky Cafe
It was on Route 55 where Family Dollar is today
That old Painted Sky Cafe
Painted Sky Cafe
Mmmm I sure miss that place
Ohh Painted Sky Cafe