Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega

I am sitting in the morning
At the (1)__________ on the corner
I am (2)______________ at the counter
For the man to (3)________ the coffee

And he (4)__________ it only halfway
And before I even argue
He is looking out the window
At somebody (5)____________ in

"It is always (6)________ to see you"
Says the man behind the counter
To the (7)__________ who has (8)________ 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 (9)______________ I (10)________ 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 heard of

And I'm turning to the horoscope
And looking for the funnies
When I'm feeling (12)______________ (13)________________ me
And so I (14)__________ my head

There's a woman on the outside
Looking inside
Does she see me?
No she does not (15)____________ see me
Cause she (16)________ her own reflection

And I'm (17)____________ not to notice
That she's hitching up her skirt
And while she's straightening her stockings
Her (18)________ is (19)______________ wet

Oh, this rain it will continue
Through the (20)______________ as I'm listening
To the bells of the cathedral
I am thinking of (21)________ voice...

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

I (22)____________ up my coffee
It's time to (23)__________ the train

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