Saddle Storms - Leave It On The Table
LEAVE IT ON THE TABLE | Saddle Storms | Badges and Bonfires Album
Hot food. Cold coffee. Somebody's alive because they didn't hesitate.
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They left hot food on the table at the Speedway Cafe and didn't look back — staged on a shoulder somewhere, waiting for the all-clear, vitals relayed down a two-lane road, a helicopter talked in through the power lines. This is the story of the crew that runs toward what everyone else runs from, and the quiet corner booth they keep trying to get back to. Track 10 on Badges and Bonfires, for every first responder who shows up so the rest of us get another day to try again. - Original by Saddle Storms.
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Lyrics: [VERSE 1] Corner booth at Speedway, going on half past one Somebody said a blessing, barely got it done Tones dropped through the radio as the plates came out They left the steam still rising without a second doubt [PRE-CHORUS] Badges clipped and boots already moving for the door Somebody out there needs them more [CHORUS] Leave it on the table, leave the coffee there Somebody's fighting for their life and they don't have time to spare Lights and sirens talking to the yellow center line Leave it on the table, they'll eat another time Leave it on the table every time [VERSE 2] Staged up on the shoulder, voices low and tight Every instinct saying go but you don't move till it's right First responder rule that never bends or breaks — You can't save a single soul with the risks you'd have to take [PRE-CHORUS] Radio crackles all-clear and they move without a word [CHORUS] Leave it on the table, leave the coffee there Somebody's fighting for their life and they don't have time to spare Lights and sirens talking to the yellow center line Leave it on the table, they'll eat another time Leave it on the table every time [VERSE 3] Relaying vitals down the road to a voice that stays real calm Hospital comes back flat and clean — [SPOKEN] Room assignment on arrival Called the bird in with coordinates and the weight Officer on the ground talked the helicopter straight [SPOKEN] Watch the power lines... Watch the power lines... She's coming in [BRIDGE — spoken word, quiet] End of shift they sanitize and restock every shelf Change the bedding, check the meds, make sure she's ready for herself Somebody says real quiet... That one's gonna pull through And the whole crew exhales like they forgot they knew how to [FINAL VERSE] Corner booth at Speedway, going on half past five Brought the coffee over said — I'm glad you're alive Somebody said a blessing, somebody said amen The tones stayed quiet just long enough to eat again [OUTRO — spoken, bone tired, small smile] Maybe this time…
Written by Saddle Storms: https://SaddleStorms.com
About Saddle Storms: Wyoming-born outlaw country, western storytelling, rodeo soul, heartbreak ballads, and Code of the West honesty from six generations of ranch life.
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