[ti:Tom's Diner] [ar:Kevin McKay] [al:Tom's Diner] [00:00.18]Tom's Diner - Kevin McKay [00:00.80]Composed by:Suzanne Vega [00:15.59]I am sitting [00:16.50]In the morning [00:17.47]At the diner [00:18.42]On the corner [00:19.36]I am waiting [00:20.36]At the counter [00:21.36]For the man [00:22.00]To pour the coffee [00:23.29]And he fills it [00:24.21]Only halfway [00:25.20]And before [00:25.96]I even argue [00:27.13]He is looking [00:28.07]Out the window [00:29.03]At somebody [00:29.95]Coming in [00:46.59]It is always [00:47.43]Nice to see you [00:48.48]Says the man [00:49.12]Behind the counter [00:50.35]To the woman [00:51.27]Who has come in [00:52.31]She is shaking [00:53.21]Her umbrella [00:54.23]And I look [00:54.95]The other way [00:56.00]As they are kissing [00:57.10]Their hellos and [00:58.06]I'm pretending [00:59.00]Not to see them [01:00.09]Instead [01:00.91]I pour the milk [01:17.87]I open [01:18.47]Up the paper [01:19.38]There's a story [01:20.33]Of an actor [01:21.40]Who had died [01:22.09]While he was drinking [01:23.25]It was no one [01:24.24]I had heard of [01:25.29]And I'm turning [01:26.10]To the horoscope [01:27.42]And looking [01:28.07]For the funnies [01:29.33]When I'm feeling [01:30.04]Someone watching me [01:31.37]And so [01:31.77]I raise my head [01:33.03]There's a woman [01:33.96]On the outside [01:34.88]Looking inside [01:35.87]Does she see me [01:36.91]No she does not [01:37.73]Really see me [01:38.78]'Cause she sees [01:39.53]Her own reflection [01:40.64]And I'm trying [01:41.61]Not to notice [01:42.54]That she's hitching [01:43.56]Up her skirt [01:44.32]And while she's [01:45.04]Straightening her stockings [01:46.72]Her hair [01:47.22]Has gotten wet