Odes to Poncey-Highland · Track 6 · middle
Food That Pleases
REQUIRED, all one block of Ponce: the Plaza Theatre (Atlanta's oldest operating cinema, opened 1939, art-deco marquee, midnight Rocky Horror), the Righteous Room (the bar right next door in the old Plaza drugstore), and the Majestic Diner (opened 1929, 24-hour neon, slogan 'Food That Pleases'). One perfect Ponce night: a midnight movie, a drink next door, then eggs at the diner till dawn. Title hook is the Majestic's slogan.
Lyrics
[Intro] We’re taking the long way down Ponce tonight. [Verse 1] Art-deco marquee painting the pavement red 1939 glowing right above our heads We’re tossing rice in the dark at the midnight screen The oldest operating cinema this town has seen Fishnets in the aisle, laughing at the rain We step back out into the Georgia air again. [Verse 2] Slide right next door to the old drugstore space The Righteous Room is a loud and beautiful haze Grab a stool by the wall while the jukebox hums Shoulder to shoulder, waiting for the weekend to come It’s a perfect little pocket on this avenue Just a couple of drinks, just me and you. [Chorus] Then we look for the neon, the 1929 Walking fifty steps to the end of the line Where the coffee is black and the world is alright We’re eating eggs at the diner in the middle of the night Under the glowing sign, making our own memories Living on the Food That Pleases. Yeah, the Food That Pleases. [Bridge] Decades of history right here on one block Nobody is looking at the hands on the clock From the Plaza's silver screen to the jukebox hum To the stainless steel diner where the morning comes. [Chorus] Yeah we look for the neon, the 1929 Walking fifty steps to the end of the line Where the coffee is black and the world is alright We’re eating eggs at the diner in the middle of the night Under the glowing sign, making our own memories Living on the Food That Pleases. Give me the Food That Pleases. [Outro] Hashbrowns on the griddle, the sky's turning blue Food That Pleases... And I think I left my jacket in the booth.