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Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega

I am sitting in the morning
At the (1)__________ on the corner
I am waiting at the counter
For the man to pour the coffee

And he fills it (2)________ halfway
And (3)____________ 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 (4)__________ who has come in
She is shaking her umbrella

And I look the other way
As they are (5)______________ their hellos
I'm pretending not to see them
And (6)______________ I pour the milk

I open up the paper
There's a story of an actor
Who had died (7)__________ he was drinking
It was no one I had heard of

And I'm turning to the horoscope
And (8)______________ for the funnies
When I'm feeling someone watching me
And so I (9)__________ my head

There's a woman on the outside
Looking inside
Does she see me?
No she does not really see me
Cause she (10)________ her own reflection

And I'm trying not to notice
That she's (11)________________ up her skirt
And (12)__________ she's (13)__________________________ her stockings
Her (14)________ is (15)______________ wet

Oh, this (16)________ it will continue
Through the morning as I'm listening
To the (17)__________ of the cathedral
I am thinking of your voice...

And of the (18)________________ picnic
Once (19)________ a time
Before the (20)________ began...

I finish up my coffee
It's time to (21)__________ the train
Answers:
(1) diner(2) only(3) before(4) woman(5) kissing(6) instead(7) while(8) looking(9) raise(10) sees(11) hitching(12) while(13) straightening(14) hair(15) getting(16) rain(17) bells(18) midnight(19) upon(20) rain(21) catch