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
And Im pretending
Not to see them
And instead
I pour the milk
I open
Up the paper
Theres a story
Of an actor
Who had died
While he was drinking
He was no one
I had heard of
And Im turning
To the 1)horoscope
And looking
For the funnies
When Im feeling
Someone watching me
And so
I raise my head
Theres 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 Im trying
Not to notice
That shes 2)hitching
Up her skirt
And while shes
Straightening her stockings
Her hair
Has gotten wet
Oh, this rain
It will continue
Through the morning
As Im listening
To the bells
Of the cathedral
I am thinking
Of your voice...
早晨,我坐在拐角處的小飯館里
在吧臺前,等著那個男人給我倒咖啡
他只倒了一半——我正想抗議
他看向窗外,有人進來了
“見到你總是很高興”,吧臺后的男人
對進來的女人說道,女人正抖落傘上的水珠
我轉(zhuǎn)過頭去,任他們親昵地貼面問好
我裝作沒在看他們,給自己加了些牛奶
我打開報紙,看到一篇關(guān)于一個男演員的報道
是醉酒而亡,可我不知道他是誰
我翻到星座欄目,想找些有趣的東西
直到感覺有人在看我,于是我抬起頭
窗外有個女人正在朝里看,是在看我嗎?
不,她并沒有看我,她只是在看玻璃鏡中的自己我試圖回避,因為她在理順自己的長襪時
裙子向上縮去,雨水打濕了她的頭發(fā)
雨會持續(xù)整個早晨,我聽著
教堂傳來的鐘聲,想念你的聲音……
音樂地點
歌中的Toms Diner就是這家位于紐約曼哈頓上城第112街和百老匯街交界處的Toms Restaurant。