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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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