Beautiful Waitress

Terry Allen · Other Songs - Terry Allen

Well it's not silly

When she brings you your chili

To grab a cracker

And distract her with a crunch

A cracker crunch



'Cause you'll only see her once

Only this one time at lunch

And she might as well see you too

Ah it's the last time, you're passing through



And it's not rude

When she takes away your food

To touch her fingers

And let them linger awhile with your loneliness

A cracker crunch



'Cause you'll only touch her once

Only this one time at lunch

And she might as well touch you too

Ah it's the last time, you're passing through



Yes, it's not strange

When she brings you your change

To bend down and kiss her

And whisper you'll miss her forever

A cracker crunch



'Cause you'll only love her once

Only this one time at lunch

And she might as well love you too

Ah it's the last time, you're passing through



A waitress asked me what I did

I told her I tried to make art

She asked me if I made any money

I said, ?No I have to teach to do that?



She asked me what I taught and where

I told her, she told me, she liked art

But that she couldn't draw a straight line

I told her if she could reach for something

And pick it up she could draw a line

That was straight enough



She said, she weren't interested in that kind of drawing

But always liked horses, I said "I did too"

But they're hard to draw, she said,?Yes, that was very true?

Said she could do the body okay, but never get the head

Tail or legs, I told her she was drawing sausages, not horses

She said no, they were horses