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
t 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
verybody's welcome
Come on come on in
Sit yourself down
The funnies never end
Love is the drug
That makes you
want to drink
Till the morning after
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
Looking for the funnies
When I'm feeling
someone watching me
And so I raise my head