Skinny young man 
With born again eyes 
And a Jesus tattoo on his arm 
Leans on the wall 
While the traffic goes by 
The gas-mart at Fairview and Farm 
A rap song pounds 
From an '83 Caddy 
While he waits on a payphone to ring 
Been standing around since a quarter past nine 
Still hasn't heard a thing. 

24 hours a day 
24 hours a day 
Sign says we're open the man says you pay 
24 hours a day. 

Backed up on Farm 
Carhorns are screaming 
Cause some guy's Suburban is stalled. 
He guesses her daddy 
Must be back home 
Otherwise she'd have called 
He thinks to himself 
I guess I can't blame him 
It wasn't so smart what we did 
A uniformed cop gets in line with his coffee 
Some women yells at her kid. 

24 hours a day 
24 hours a day 
Sign says we're open the man says you pay 
24 hours a day. 

(harmonica solo) 

Carload of drunks 
Pulls up in a hurry 
For a six-pack before its too late. 
He starts to dial 
To leave one more message 
Stops and decides just to wait. 
Could have been different 
And maybe it couldn't 
With some things it's too late to learn. 
Fumes from the gasoline hang in the air 
World just continues to turn. 

24 hours a day 
24 hours a day 
Sign says we're open the man says you pay 
24 hours a day. 

The skinny young man 
With born again eyes 
And a Jesus tattoo on his arm 
Leans on the wall 
While the traffic goes by 
A gas-mart at Fairview and Farm 
hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm.