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Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega

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

And he (4)__________ it (5)________ halfway
And before I even argue
He is looking out the window
At (6)________________ (7)____________ in

"It is always (8)________ to see you"
Says the man behind the counter
To the (9)__________ who has come in
She is shaking her umbrella

And I (10)________ the other way
As (11)________ are kissing their hellos
I'm (12)____________________ not to see them
And (13)______________ 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 (14)______________ for the funnies
When I'm feeling someone watching me
And so I raise my head

There's a (15)__________ 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 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 (21)______________ as I'm listening
To the bells of the cathedral
I am thinking of your voice...

And of the (22)________________ picnic
Once (23)________ a time
Before the rain began...

I finish up my coffee
It's (24)________ to catch the train
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