Simple present vs present continuous
Listen to the song Tom's diner from Susan Vega and try to complete the lyrics below. You'll have to write down a simple present form or a present continuous.
Can you manage after listening just once?
I
In the morning
At the diner
On the corner
I
At the counter
For the man
To pour the coffee
And he it
Only halfway
And before
I even
He
Out the window
At somebody
Coming in
"It always
Nice to see you"
the man
Behind the counter
To the woman
Who come in
She
Her umbrella
And I look
The other way
As they
Their hellos
I
Not to see them
Instead
I the milk
I
Up the paper
There's a story
Of an actor
Who had died
While he was drinking
It was no one
I had heard of
And I
To the horoscope
And
For the funnies
When I
Someone watching me
And so
I my head
There's a woman
On the outside
Looking inside
she see me?
No she
Really see me
Cause she
Her own reflection
And I
Not to notice
That she's hitching
Up her skirt
And while she's
Straightening her stockings
Her hair
Has gotten wet
Oh, this rain
It will continue
Through the morning
As I
To the bells
Of the cathedral
I
Of your voice...
And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...
I up my coffee
It's time to catch the train
