Suzanne Vega: Tom’s Diner

Listen to the song and fill in the verbs in the lyrics.

“Tom’s Diner”

I am (1)……
In the morning
At the diner
On the corner

I am (2)…..
At the counter
For the man
To (3)…… the coffee

And he (4)…… it
Only halfway
And before
I even (5)……

He is (6)……
Out the window
At somebody
(7)…… in

“It is always
Nice to (8)….. you”
(9)….. the man
Behind the counter

To the woman
Who has (10)….. in
She is (11)…..
Her umbrella

And I (12)…..
The other way
As they are (13)…..
Their hellos

I’m (14)…..
Not to (15)….. them
Instead
I (16)….. the milk

I (17)…..
Up the paper
There’s a story
Of an actor

Who had (18)…..
While he was (19)…..
It (20)….. no one
I had (21)….. of

And I’m (22)…..
To the horoscope
And (23)…..
For the funnies

When I’m (24)…..
Someone (25)….. me
And so
I (26)….. my head

There’s a woman
On the outside
(27)….. inside
Does she (28)….. me?

No she does not
Really (29)….. me
Cause she (30)…..
Her own reflection

And I’m (31)…..
Not to (32)…..
That she’s (33)…..
Up her skirt

And while she’s
(34)….. her stockings
Her hair
Has (35)…. wet

Oh, this rain
It will (36)…..
Through the morning
As I’m (37)…..

To the bells
Of the cathedral
I am (38).…
Of your voice…

Key:

1. sitting  2. waiting  3. pour 4. fills  5. argue  6. looking  7. coming  8. see  9. says  10. come  11. shaking  12. look 13. kissing  14. pretending  15. see  16. pour  17. open  18. died  19. drinking  20. was  21. heard  22. turning 23. looking  24. feeling  25. watching  26. raise  27. looking  28. see  29. see  30. sees  31. trying  32. notice  33. hitching  34. straightening  35. gotten  36. continue  37. listening  38. thinking

“Tom’s Diner”

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
Has gotten 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…