Suzanne Vega
Tom's Diner (1981)
Listen to the clip. Complete the missing words and then check your answers.
Grammar in Songs - present continuous. Notice how some background descriptions are in the present continuous and how they contrast with the actions in the present simple.
I am
In the morning At the diner On the corner
I am
At the counter For the man To
the coffee
And he
it Only halfway And before I even
He is
Out the window At somebody
in.
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