Morning Again - Tom Paxton

Someone’s morning begins

The phone in the next apartment is ringing

The man upstairs in the shower is singing loudly

Someone’s morning begins

The shadows on his window are thinning

The picture on his dresser is grinning proudly

Morning again, the sun is probably shining

Someone is probably finding his way

Morning again, somebody else’s day

Someone’s morning begins

The sound of his razor is humming and whirring

And somebody under the blankets is stirring and talking

Someone’s morning begins

I think I hear him ordering dinner

His steps in the hall are the steps of a winner stalking

Somebody else is going for glory

Someone else is going far;

I’m drinking my instant coffee

And wondering where you are

Someone’s morning begins

And down on the pavement the traffic is roaring

I make more coffee and catch myself pouring one for you

Someone’s morning begins

The radio gives me advice with my dishes

I’m tripping myself on the things that I wish I had done for you