At the Diner

6 AM and Julie's polishing the knives Rolling silverware she wears a weary eye Bills are overdue her mind is somewhere else but Now there's work to do it's time to sell herself She says Sorry for the wait It seems were understaffed Margaret's kid is sick And Jimmy just relapsed Weathers dreary and the sun Wont seem to shine Though the world is grim I hope your coffee's fine Coffee's fine Anthony is paying for some therapy In the key of chemo for his bride to be Out of pocket, surely coverage could help him In a couple months Insurance should kick in He says Sorry for the wait It seems were understaffed Margaret's kid is sick And Jimmy just relapsed Weathers dreary and the sun Wont seem to shine Though the world is grim I hope your coffee's fine Coffee's fine Sherrie spends her checks on food stamps secondhand Life's been harder since her husbands left this land She's got mouths to feed they're far too young to fly Selling work and sex and weed to get them by Pushing herself to the limits every way In a world more unforgiving every day Worried for their future, now she's getting old There's no time for that The coffee's getting cold Sorry for the wait It seems were understaffed Margaret's kid is sick And Jimmy's shooting dope up in the back Weathers dreary and the sun Wont seem to shine Though the world is grim They say Sorry for the wait It seems were understaffed Margaret's kid is sick And Jimmy just relapsed Weathers dreary and the sun Wont seem to shine Though the world is grim I hope your coffee's fine Coffee's fine