One More Beat of Time

Intro

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Verse 1

MABEL

We know which door stays open

Which alley catches rain

Which corner smells like cinnamon

When the bakery starts again

SCRAP

We know the rumble of the buses

The streetcar's silver sound

RIFF

And when the night gets lonely

We make music from the town

Chorus

RACCOON ENSEMBLE

We were here before the sunrise

Before the windows filled with gold

We were here beneath the streetlights

Trading stories brave and bold

We don't need a grand beginning

We don't need a shining sign

Give us rhythm give us friendship

Give us one more beat of time

Post-Chorus

(Rhythm rhythm)

One more beat

(Friendship friendship)

One more beat

Verse 2

SCRAP

We know the sidewalk's laughter

The quiet after two

RIFF

Every bin becomes a banquet

Every rooftop has a view

MABEL

We don't wait for invitations

We don't knock on any door

ENSEMBLE

We just gather where the warmth is

And we always ask for more

Chorus

RACCOON ENSEMBLE

We were here before the sunrise

Before the windows filled with gold

We were here beneath the streetlights

Trading stories brave and bold

We don't need a grand beginning

We don't need a shining sign

Give us rhythm give us friendship

Give us one more beat of time

Post-Chorus

(Rhythm rhythm)

One more beat

(Friendship friendship)

One more beat

Bridge

MABEL

Cities sleep and cities wake

(We stay)

SCRAP

Streets forget and streets remake

(We stay)

RIFF

Long as one of us is singing

ENSEMBLE

We were here

We were here

We were here

Chorus

RACCOON ENSEMBLE

We were here before the sunrise

Before the windows filled with gold

We were here beneath the streetlights

Trading stories brave and bold

We don't need a grand beginning

We don't need a shining sign

Give us rhythm give us friendship

Give us one more beat of time

Post-Chorus

(Rhythm rhythm)

One more beat

(Friendship friendship)

One more beat

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One more beat