Fred Eaglesmith - Soda Machine lyrics

Well the cans on the sidewalk They ain't worth kickin' The street lights are broke up And they keep on flickerin' You step on a crack She ain't coming back Even a blind man could likely see that And these streets are empty Except for the dark They've locked up the gates And closed down the parks And the soda machine At Charlotte and Queen It's as empty as my heart And the lights of the diner Even seem brighter When she's not there To turn down the shine She was right all along The coffee's too strong I wouldn't need any If she was still mine And they bandaged the windows And stolen the cars And the hookers on Main Street Don't care who you are And the soda machine At Charlotte and Queen It's as empty as my heart Well I banged and I kicked it From the front and the side I checked to make sure That my change was right Oh I wasn't that thirsty But I wasn't that smart Cause the next thing you know It's broken in parts And the soda machine At Charlotte and Queen It's as empty as my heart