When The Coffee’s All Gone

Oooo, it's a working night - turn on the radio
The midnight oil is burning bright - we've got hours to go
You and me and the night-shift nurses, the clerks at the convenience store
Making do and working through the longest hours of the twenty-four

[Chorus]
Can't sleep 'til we've earned our daily bread
And we live on coffee till sleep is dead
And when the coffee's all gone, we will live on music
We will live on music alone

Oooo, it's a working night - the midnight minutes run
We've all got so much to do before we see the sun
You and me and the cab dispatchers, the long-haul truckers on the road
Freight trains moan a mournful tone as they bear the heavy loads

[Chorus]
Can't sleep 'til we've earned our daily bread
And we live on coffee till sleep is dead
And when the coffee's all gone, we will live on music
We will live on music alone

The inventory-takers and the night construction crews
The slackers under deadline with no more time to lose
When the local stations turn to snow
We get the BBC on the radio
On the other side of the world, they're making tomorrow's news

[Chorus]
Can't sleep 'til we've earned our daily bread
And we live on coffee till sleep is dead
And when the coffee's all gone, we will live on music
We will live on music alone

Oooo, it's a working night - the dark is wearing thin
We all stop to catch our breath before the birds begin
You and me and the brand-new parents, the crisis hotline volunteers
We gaze at the sky with wondering eyes: it's another day and we're still here

[Chorus]
We can't sleep 'til we've earned our daily bread
And we live on coffee till sleep is dead
And when the coffee's all gone, we will live on music
We will live on music alone

We're keeping watch and holding steady
Cleaning up and making ready
Stealing hours from the night
Counting down until the light

Keeping watch and holding steady
Cleaning up and making ready
Stealing hours from the night
Counting down
Counting down
Counting down
Counting down
Until the light!