Tom's Diner by Suzanne 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)________ halfway
And before I (3)________ argue
He is looking out the window
At somebody coming in

"It is (4)____________ (5)________ to see you"
Says the man (6)____________ the counter
To the (7)__________ who has (8)________ in
She is shaking her umbrella

And I (9)________ the other way
As (10)________ are (11)______________ (12)__________ hellos
I'm pretending not to see them
And (13)______________ I (14)________ the milk

I open up the paper
There's a (15)__________ of an actor
Who had (16)________ while he was drinking
It was no one I had (17)__________ of

And I'm (18)______________ to the horoscope
And (19)______________ for the funnies
When I'm (20)______________ someone (21)________________ me
And so I raise my head

There's a (22)__________ 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 (23)________ is getting wet

Oh, (24)________ (25)________ it (26)________ 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 (27)________ a time
Before the rain began...

I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the (28)__________

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