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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 before I even argue
He is looking out the window
At somebody (1)____________ in

"It is always nice to see you"
Says the man behind the counter
To the (2)__________ who has come 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 (3)______________ for the funnies
When I'm (4)______________ 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 (5)____________ see me
Cause she sees her own reflection

And I'm (6)____________ not to notice
That she's hitching up her skirt
And (7)__________ she's straightening her stockings
Her hair is getting wet

Oh, this rain it (8)________ 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 (9)__________
Answers:
(1) coming(2) woman(3) looking(4) feeling(5) really(6) trying(7) while(8) will(9) train