Diner Lyrics

Step to me at 3 am slap a menu on my table

"What can I do ya for today?"

This was my favorite place

When I was young and able

How many years ago I will not say

Coffee ground from Mozambique

Bacon from the finest freezer

I'm greasy and my nerves are fried for miles

She's heard it all before 

Well now she's gonna hear once more

How she could light this city with her smile

I wanna read her Leaves of Grass

Tell her about that backstage pass

When I met the Stones in '75

But poetry won't pay the bills

And Amber Lynn is less than thrilled

So I'll move on and leave her with a five

In '86 I sat right there writing love letters to someone

Who gave me her address when she was drunk 

I think she kissed the drummer

The memory's kinda hazy

But in the morning light

My dreams would not be sunk 

I wanna read her Leaves of Grass

Tell her about that backstage pass

When I met Spandau Ballet in '85

But dropping names did not impress

And Angela could not care less

So this boy lost but he learned how to strive

In '99 after my divorce 

I was hawking hardware far off course

Looking for a lighthouse lost at sea

Stumbled in on a dark sad night

Hankering to share my plight

That's when Sweet Nicole slid up to me

"I think I know you - I was six

My mom worked here in '86

We had your name and number on the fridge"

"Oh yes" I said "I do recall"

In a corner booth I was in thrall

I drove her home across a slippery bridge

I wanna read her Leaves of Grass

Tell her about that backstage pass

When I met 'NSync in '95

But that mix tape did not get played

And sadly I did not get laid away for sale

But this boy's hope survived

So step to me at 3 am

Sit down if you're able

I wanna hear your tribulations and your trials

You've heard it all before 

Now you're gonna hear once more

You could light this city with your smile