Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega

I am sitting in the morning
At the diner on the corner
I am waiting at the counter
For the man to pour the coffee

And he fills it only halfway
And (1)____________ I even argue
He is looking out the window
At (2)________________ (3)____________ in

"It is (4)____________ nice to see you"
Says the man (5)____________ the counter
To the (6)__________ who has come in
She is shaking her umbrella

And I (7)________ the other way
As (8)________ are kissing (9)__________ hellos
I'm pretending not to see them
And (10)______________ I pour the milk

I open up the paper
There's a story of an actor
Who had (11)________ while he was drinking
It was no one I had (12)__________ of

And I'm (13)______________ to the horoscope
And looking for the funnies
When I'm feeling someone watching me
And so I raise my head

There's a woman on the outside
Looking inside
Does she see me?
No she (14)________ not really see me
Cause she (15)________ her own reflection

And I'm trying not to notice
That she's hitching up her skirt
And (16)__________ she's (17)__________________________ her stockings
Her hair is (18)______________ wet

Oh, (19)________ (20)________ it will continue
Through the morning as I'm listening
To the (21)__________ of the cathedral
I am thinking of (22)________ voice...

And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...

I finish up my coffee
It's time to (23)__________ the (24)__________

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