Sara Bareilles - Down at the Diner lyrics

So many ways to slice a piece of this life
But most of the time it's
In the quarter-life crisis
What’s on your plate at any given time
Can change with the specials
And a jukebox dime

Down at the diner

Start to feel a little lighter

Yeah, down at the diner
Look around and feel better
We're all in this together

I wouldn't call this place a happy end
But, I been ’round the block
And just came back again
Ain't seen the world yet
But I know this much
Might as well call home wherever
My ass ends up

Down at the diner

Don't need to tell them why I'm here

They know me at the diner

And in every single bite is
A little bit of life

Every day what you got

You bring it with you

Share your lot

With the rest of us we're all just
Doing the best we can with how it goes
This small town is all we know

Ordered up, it's hot like my days to find me
Everything here has it's place and timing
I've never been someone who fit's right in
But, I've found myself organizing condiments

Down at the diner

I’m exp’nentially wiser

Yeah, down at the diner
Whatever you are, there's room at the bar
So many days do we do in a row
It’s the little things that keep us afloat
Thank God for the oasis
The people in places that save
Us and serve as reminder

Uh, waitress? Waitress!
Excuse me, waitress?

Hang on just a second!

Order up!

Every day, begin again
Take a seat and settle in
With the rest of us we're all just
Trying to get by when it gets hard
This small town is who we are

It's the heartbeat

Toast on the side!

The center

Two kickass pies!

The lifeline

Coffee to go!

You enter it's the heartbeat

The heartbeat

The center

The center

The lifeline

The lifeline

You enter

You enter

It’s the heartbeat (the heartbeat)
The center (the center)
The lifeline (the lifeline)
You enter (you enter)
It's the heartbeat (the heartbeat)
The center (the center)
The lifeline (the lifeline)
You enter (you enter)

Every day what you got
You bring it with you share your lot
With the rest of us we're all just

Down at the diner, ahh
Down at the diner, ahh