Tom's Diner

Talking about Suzanne Vega, one of my favorite song from her - Tom's Diner. The lyrics are cool~~

First heard it when I was a junior high student. Suzanne Vega was one of my favorite female singers. I really like this one, and her other songs such as "Luka".



Live version


Suzanne Vega - 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 nt 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...

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