Or maybe down by the sea in Sarasota
They were made back in Worcester, Mass
From aluminum, Bakelite and glass
Like a locomotive, they were Streamline
And the blueprints were drawn up from a dream of mine
Slap 'em up, put 'em on a train
Out to Michigan, up to Maine
You may find a diner down in Georgia or Carolina off the 20 by the Piggly-Wiggly in the country out of Waynesboro
Or when it's gettin late and rainy out in New York State you hang a louie off the thruway and you and go and grab yourself a cheeseburger
At the Little Gem Diner
Off Six-Niner
Diner, my shiny, shiny loveThe cruiser pulls in where the troopers always stop
In the night you're all I'm thinking of
Diner, my shiny, shiny love
As we dine over the chrome and Formica table top
The cashier, she always squints
By the gum and the bowl of mints
She's tapping her toe
to the Dean Martin on the Consolette
Booth Service and a cigarette
We're loving it so
Side of fries a dollar or the haddock plate, two ninety-five, a rootbeer float, a Pepsi and be sure to save some room for some apple pie
(Better make it a la mode)
Diner, my shiny, shiny loveDean Martin, God rest his soul
In the night you're all I'm thinking of
Diner, my shiny, shiny love
Talkin' to me from the cereal bowl
There's a couple from the Show-Me State
Knockin' back a little meatloaf plate
Diner, my shiny, shiny love(Chicken and biscuits)
Diner, my shiny, shiny love
Diner, my shiny, shiny, shiny love.
(With a side of gravy)
- Martin Sexton
