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Tom's Diner Lyrics
Artist: Suzanne Vega
Album: 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
And Instead
I pour the milk
I open
Up the paper
There's a story
Of an actor
Who had died
While he was drinking
He 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
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Comments/Interpretations
some of the lyrics arent right.
yea the lyrics arent right..
and they are so simple
Yeah
The lyrics are definately NOT right
She never sings this:
"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"
But it's still a great song of politics. =]
QUALITY SONG........ CLASSIC
i love it
Yes, she does sing this parts
Look for it in You Tube the "a capela" version.
And nothing is wrong, except some missing "ands"
yea! i can actually sing this and sound like her
i can sing it too :)
many time looked for it,thank you !!!
BASSNECTAR does an ill remix to this song, check it out on youtube CAMP BISCO 7, 2008. BASSNECTAR
its the remix babbyyyy
I adore this.
Buenos dias compañeros (good morning everyone) esta cancion es un mierda (I love this song) es decepcionante (is very interesting) la detesto y no la quiero volver a escuchar en mi vida (congratulations to the author)encuentre algo que hacfer, nosotros no tenemos NADA mejor que esto (i like the part with the umbrella shaking) pudranse en el infierno (good bye I love Aura Elsye)
the middle it is dadadadadadadaddadadadada
I love dis song
I love this song! It is so easy to sing!
Fuck u! Fabio Falavich you dont know Susanne Vega! she is the best and tu tu tu ru tu tu tu ru..
The lyrics are right, the DNA mix (1990) was more well knowned by everyone rather than the original one (1987) wich was completely a capella and included the extra verses.
This song is da shizzzz...x-pshly the da da dada, da da dada, da da dada, da da dada...
Hello people. I comming from Denmark. A ugly country! HATE :) How are you? :D On danish: hvordan går det? :D Kiss, kiss. Jeg elsker chris brown.
love this song, was listening in the car and just had to look it up!
he is a turd
How is this song related to politics???
took me forever to find this song. thank you for posting it! i heard it on joe FM, adn i had to look it up to learn the words.....y did the two versions change, and y did the one leave out the two parts of the last verse? it makes no sense...u think they would have changed it b4 they put it on the radio. i guess they tried to fix their mistake by playing the version with out those two parts more often. lol
the lyircs is totally correct... the last 5 lines r sung wen the music is over, we can hear it jus like a whisper... nice song tho.. technically this song is nowadays used for voice testing. it is said that this song contains almost all human sound frequencies.. :) jus a trivia i learned frm someone..
what are human sound frequencies??
Sencillamente magnífica!!
This is the worst song I've ever heard. The deformed and mentally retarded demon offspring of a messed up foursome between justin bieber, miley cyrus, satan, and a fat yodeler could make a better song than this by farting into a microphone.
Some of the lyrics are mixed up at the end
@ Gean- Yes, she most certainly does say the last bit. In the original song, at least. It doesn't have it in the remake with music in the background (her original was a cappella).
good song
good song
valla mierda de cancionn jajajajaajajajaj xD
stupid ass song dumb ass lady is lonely
This song is stupid aha ,who the fuck cares about you drinking coffee ;D
i'd fuck her
nice first time when i hear it xD
i know this song cz my dad
these are the correct lyrics this orgnial poem tells a story from her friends point of view.(he is a photographer)about how his lover died. Then after finishing the coffe and getting on the train he moves on.
very moving. i know all of this because we studied the poem
love this song! very simple yet simple.. haha!
Nah HEs A Loser He Can Just DIE!!!!!
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that was rude ''i hate Fabio Falavich" on 6/30/2009 4:57pm
he is a turdude''
SUPER !!!!!! my favourite song
Who ever likes this is wierd
I am teaching Present Continuos to my students! Great!
she never sings the lyrics she supposed to sing
Like the drake version I get paper. Has the same melody
while she's straightening het stockings her hair HAS GOTTEN wet
Heyy wheres the punch tune. "tu tu tu " "or do do do do" lines ??
I know this song because of my mom. Good job on writing it! I think that it would be more helpful if u cud mayb put the dododo. But other than that it was good!
It is actually tu tu tu not do do do, I should know because I listen to the song on the radio 24/7/365. Plus I looked up the song on YouTube. Also I don't think that the last few parts the recorded.
It is actually tu tu tu not do do do, I should know because I listen to the song on the radio 24/7/365. Plus I looked up the song on YouTube. Also I don't think that the last few parts the recorded.
I love JESUS CHRIST HE'S MY SAVIOR,HERO,FATHER,AND KING
GEARS OF WAR 3 IS KU
This song is either about politics nor a poem. It is actually a real story. Suzanne Vega wrote after having breakfast at a restaurant called "Tom's Diner" in New York in the early 1980s. I think the restaurant still exist I'm not sure though.
cool
awsome
I got once a CD with this song. It was in a library in Europe and yes that version was complete, had the last verse
"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"
by Gean on 6/7/2008 9:04am
Yeah
The lyrics are definately NOT right
She never sings this:
"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"
This isn't a bad song at all. It's actually quite well written if you consider how hard it must be to write a completely acapella song
lovely song..
After ages, I got this song. This used to be one of hot songs in early 90's. It reminds me of the good old gr8 days of 90's. Those years were infact the BEST ones'.
I love this song!
The song is great some of the comments are just plain nasty and ignorant.
I love this song...I dnt understand why some people always find the need to comment negatively #SMH
Thank you for lyrics who initiate the song like this to help student who start learning english. Best regards