Hi, Glen - The first thing that came to mind was the What It's Like album. There's a song there called "Cup of Coffee" that may be the one you seek. CUP OF COFFEE (John McCutcheon) Standing barefoot in the darkness, one hand upon the door I turn to look just one last time, like a thousand times before To where you're sleeping there without me, your breasts rise and gently fall Then I turn and slip so silent to the hall CHORUS: It's a cup of coffee down the road A heavy heart and a heavy load The lines, the lights, the red-eyed nights The troubles I can't lose Just pulling loads and pulling time In younger days would suit me fine But now the aches, the age, the burning rage Lie smoldering like a fuse I remember at the union hall, back at Christmas '63 How I lied that I could waltz just to hold you close to me It was "Midnight on the Waters" and daylight in your arms Now, 25 years later, I'm still a prisoner of your charms CHORUS Voices on the radio, only help me pass the time They got foolish cares I pray I'll never know At some roadside phonebooth I fumble my last dime I got eighteen wheels and a thousand miles to go Now your hair is spun to silver and mine is nearly gone And the children that I hardly know are grown up and moved on Out here it's so damn lonesome that I don't know what to do My heart stretched like a highway home to you CHORUS ©1989 John McCutcheon/Appalsongs ASCAP. http://www.folkmusic.com/lyrics/cup-coffee
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