EPISODE · May 30, 2026 · 3 MIN
No Coffee Downtown
from The Zeph Report · host Zeph E. Daniel
music by Zeph E Daniel Got my card in my coat And a strap on my bag I’m late by five again That’s how the morning goes The platform smells like rain And old gum on the tile I watch the train roll in With a tired little smile Doors open, crowd leans in I lose my place again My hands keep reaching out For a cup that isn’t there No coffee downtown I’m barely standing now No coffee downtown Don’t talk to me right now (No coffee downtown) I need one small mercy (No coffee downtown) Before the whole day hurts me Somebody bumps my shoulder My hat hits the floor A baby starts crying By the sliding glass door My phone says “You’re almost there” Like that helps any I stare at the dark glass And it stares back at me Signs blur by too fast My head stays in a fog One empty paper cup Feels like a broken promise No coffee downtown I’m barely standing now No coffee downtown Don’t talk to me right now (No coffee downtown) I need one small mercy (No coffee downtown) Before the whole day hurts me I spot a corner shop Two blocks past the stairs If I can make it there I might still come back Just one hot cup Just one second to breathe Then I can face the crowd And they can all let me be No coffee downtown I’m barely standing now No coffee downtown Don’t talk to me right now (No coffee downtown) I need one small mercy (No coffee downtown) Before the whole day hurts me
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music by Zeph E DanielGot my card in my coatAnd a strap on my bagI’m late by five againThat’s how the morning goes The platform smells like rainAnd old gum on the tileI watch the train roll inWith a tired little smile Doors open, crowd leans inI lose my place againMy hands keep reaching outFor a cup that isn’t there No coffee downtownI’m barely standing nowNo coffee downtownDon’t talk to me right now(No coffee downtown)I need one small mercy(No coffee downtown)Before the whole day hurts me Somebody bumps my shoulderMy hat hits the floorA baby starts cryingBy the sliding glass door My phone says “You’re almost there”Like that helps anyI stare at the dark glassAnd it stares back at me Signs blur by too fastMy head stays in a fogOne empty paper cupFeels like a broken promise No coffee downtownI’m barely standing nowNo coffee downtownDon’t talk to me right now(No coffee downtown)I need one small mercy(No coffee downtown)Before the whole day hurts me I spot a corner shopTwo blocks past the stairsIf I can make it thereI might still come back Just one hot cupJust one second to breatheThen I can face the crowdAnd they can all let me be No coffee downtownI’m barely standing nowNo coffee downtownDon’t talk to me right now(No coffee downtown)I need one small mercy(No coffee downtown)Before the whole day hurts me
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