The narrator is at a diner getting coffee and reading the newspaper when a woman comes in shaking her umbrella, exchanging greetings with the man behind the counter. As the narrator pretends not to notice them and looks through the paper, thinking of a past voice and midnight picnic, the rain continues outside and it is time for the narrator to catch the train.
The narrator is at a diner getting coffee and reading the newspaper when a woman comes in shaking her umbrella, exchanging greetings with the man behind the counter. As the narrator pretends not to notice them and looks through the paper, thinking of a past voice and midnight picnic, the rain continues outside and it is time for the narrator to catch the train.
The narrator is at a diner getting coffee and reading the newspaper when a woman comes in shaking her umbrella, exchanging greetings with the man behind the counter. As the narrator pretends not to notice them and looks through the paper, thinking of a past voice and midnight picnic, the rain continues outside and it is time for the narrator to catch the train.
In the morning And I'm turning At the diner To the horoscope On the corner And looking I am ________ For the funnies At the counter When I'm feeling For the man Someone watching me To pour the ______ And so And he fills it I raise my head Only halfway There's a woman And before On the outside I even argue Looking inside He is __________ Does she see me? Out the window No she does not At somebody Really see me _________ in Cause she sees It is always Her own reflection Nice to see you And I'm trying Says the man Not to notice Behind the counter That she's hitching To the woman Up her skirt Who has come in And while she's She is shaking Straightening her stockings Her umbrella Her hair And I look Has gotten wet The other way Oh, this rain As they are ______ It will continue Their hellos Through the morning I'm pretending As I'm listening Not to see them To the bells Instead Of the cathedral I pour the ______ I am thinking I open Of your voice... Up the paper And of the midnight picnic There's a story Once upon a time Of an actor Before the rain began... Who had died I finish up my coffee While he was drinking It's time to catch the train