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 (2)________ the coffee

And he fills it only halfway
And before I even argue
He is looking out the window
At somebody coming in

"It is (3)____________ 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 they are kissing their hellos
I'm pretending not to see them
And instead I (4)________ the milk

I open up the paper
There's a story of an actor
Who had (5)________ 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 watching me
And so I (6)__________ my head

There's a woman on the outside
Looking inside
Does she see me?
No she does not really see me
Cause she (7)________ 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 hair is getting wet

Oh, this (8)________ it will continue
Through the (9)______________ as I'm listening
To the bells of the cathedral
I am thinking of your voice...

And of the midnight picnic
Once (10)________ a time
Before the rain began...

I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train

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