Tom's Diner Lyrics

 Suzanne Vega
 
 I am sitting
 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
 Only halfway
 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 they are kissing
 
 Their hellos
 
 I'm pretending
 Not to see them
 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 watching 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 hair
 Is getting wet
 
 Oh, this rain
 It will 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 upon a time
 Before the rain began...
 
 I finish up my coffee
 It's time to catch the train