Tom's Diner by Susan Vega

I am (1)______________ 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 (2)________ (3)______________ and before I even argue
He is looking out the window at somebody coming in

"It is always nice to see you," says the man behind the counter
To the woman who has come in, she is shaking her umbrella
And I look the other way as (4)________ are (5)______________ their hellos
And 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 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 notice that she's hitching up her skirt
And while she's straightening her stockings, her (7)________ has gotten wet

Oh, this rain, it will continue through the morning as I'm listening
To the bells of the cathedral
I am (8)________________ of your voice

And of the midnight picnic (9)________ upon a time before the rain began
And I (10)____________ up my coffee
And it's time to catch the train

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