Fry Cook At the Greasy Spoon

Bright lights, stoned out waitresses
Burned out cooks work the grill
Bar rush crowd, jukebox loud
Let’s hope they stay in line

You’d never know the dishwasher
Is a drag queen, he buses table butch
The closet case assistant manager
Is as hot for him, as I am for the blonde.

The waitresses move like sports cars
With positraction smoothness
And we call out orders
In old movie slang to break monotony

After thirteen hours here
Winding my way back home
I’ll stop for breakfast and flirting
With the morning girl at George Webbs.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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