Sara Bareilles — Down at the Diner

[ALL] 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 [JENNA] Start to feel a little lighter [ALL] Yeah, down at the diner Look around and feel better We're all in this together [BECKY] 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 [ALL] Down at the diner [BECKY] Don't need to tell them why I'm here [ALL] They know me at the diner [JENNA, BECKY & DAWN] And in every single bite is a little bit of life [JENNA] Every day What you got [DAWN] You bring it with you [BECKY] Share your lot [ALL] 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 [DAWN] Ordered up, it's hot like my days to find me [?] Everything here has its place and timing I've never been someone who fits right in But I've found myself organizing condiments [ALL] Down at the diner [DAWN] I’m exp’nentially wiser [ALL] 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 [ENSEMBLE, spoken] Uh, waitress? Waitress! Excuse me, waitress? [BECKY, spoken] Hang on just a second! [CAL, spoken] Order up! [ALL] 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 [ENSEMBLE] It's the heartbeat [JENNA, spoken] Toast on the side! [ENSEMBLE] The center [BECKY, spoken] Two kickass pies! [ENSEMBLE] The lifeline [DAWN, spoken] Coffee to go! [ENSEMBLE] You enter It's the heartbeat [JENNA, BECKY & DAWN] The heartbeat [ENSEMBLE] The center [JENNA, BECKY & DAWN] The center [ENSEMBLE] The lifeline [JENNA, BECKY & DAWN] The lifeline [ENSEMBLE] You enter [JENNA, BECKY & DAWN] You enter [ENSEMBLE] 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) [JENNA, BECKY & DAWN] Every day What you got You bring it with you Share your lot With the rest of us We're all just [ALL] Down at the diner, ahh Down at the diner, ahh