[Verse 1]
I got a chipped white cup
And a slow old ache
You know my alibi
Before the sun can wake
I pour it black, plain
No sugar, no fuss
It reads my bad decisions
Then it shrugs at us
[Pre-Chorus]
It says, "Sit down, child"
"Tell the truth this time"
I fold my hands around it
Like it pays the rent on mine
[Chorus]
Coffee's my counselor
Keeps me in line
Coffee's my counselor
Six sips, I'm fine
(I'm fine)
It knows my name
It knows my scars
Coffee's my counselor
At the corner bar
[Verse 2]
The booth is scarred oak
The mirror's gone blind
The dame with the feather hat
Still asks what I find
I tell her, "Just patience
And a little less pride"
She laughs in the ashtray glow
And says, "Boy, that died"
[Pre-Chorus]
But the cup keeps talking
With a crooked little grin
"Take the long way home now
And don't call that fool again"
[Chorus]
Coffee's my counselor
Keeps me in line
Coffee's my counselor
Six sips, I'm fine
(I'm fine)
It knows my name
It knows my scars
Coffee's my counselor
At the corner bar
[Bridge]
When the rain on the window
Starts tapping out my doubt
That cup leans in close
And it talks me out
Says, "You ain't broken
You just bent a while"
Then the whole room softens
Like it heard me smile
[Chorus]
Coffee's my counselor
Keeps me in line
Coffee's my counselor
Six sips, I'm fine
(I'm fine)
It knows my name
It knows my scars
Coffee's my counselor
At the corner bar
[Outro]
So pour me one more
Let the midnight roll
Coffee's my counselor
And it knows my soul
(Knows my soul)