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Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega

I am (1)______________ in the morning
At the diner on the corner
I am (2)______________ at the counter
For the man to pour the coffee

And he (3)__________ it only halfway
And before I even argue
He is looking out the window
At somebody coming in

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

And I look the other way
As they are kissing their hellos
I'm pretending not to see them
And instead I pour the milk

I open up the paper
There's a story of an actor
Who had died while he was drinking
It was no one I had heard of

And I'm turning to the horoscope
And looking for the funnies
When I'm feeling someone (6)________________ me
And so I (7)__________ my head

There's a woman on the outside
Looking inside
Does she see me?
No she (8)________ not really see me
Cause she sees her own reflection

And I'm (9)____________ not to notice
That she's hitching up her skirt
And while she's straightening her stockings
Her hair is getting wet

Oh, this rain it (10)________ continue
Through the morning as I'm listening
To the bells of the cathedral
I am thinking of your voice...

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

I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train
Answers:
(1) sitting(2) waiting(3) fills(4) always(5) come(6) watching(7) raise(8) does(9) trying(10) will