Tom's Diner by Susan Vega

I am sitting in the morning at the (1)__________ on the corner
I am (2)______________ at the (3)______________ for the man to (4)________ the coffee
And he (5)__________ it only halfway and before I even argue
He is looking out the window at (6)________________ coming in

"It is always nice to see you," (7)________ the man behind the counter
To the (8)__________ who has come in, she is shaking her umbrella
And I look the other way as they are kissing their hellos
And I'm pretending not to see them, and instead I (9)________ the milk

I open up the paper, there's a story of an actor
Who had died (10)__________ he was drinking, it was no one I had heard of
And I'm (11)______________ to the horoscope and looking for the funnies
When I'm (12)______________ someone watching me and so I raise my head


There's a woman on the outside looking inside, does she see me?
No, she does not really see me 'cause she sees her own reflection
And I'm trying not to (13)____________ that she's hitching up her skirt
And (14)__________ she's straightening her stockings, her (15)________ has gotten wet

Oh, this rain, it will (16)________________ through the (17)______________ as I'm listening
To the bells of the cathedral
I am thinking of (18)________ voice

And of the midnight picnic once upon a time before the rain began
And I finish up my coffee
And it's (19)________ to catch the train

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