She steps into the diner with an old stained coffee cup
A nickel a refill's a deal she'd never pass up
The regulars smile as she walks through the door
She lights up the room as she crosses the floor
To order the same thing each day
She says, one nickel coffee, it's the best deal around
Is there anything finer than a small country diner
Where every morning she's found
In the biggest small town around
Well, she married a sailor, and together they toured round the world
But that didn't last, now he's touring with another girl
But here in this cafe, she's loved and she's known
A safe little corner that still feels like home
And she orders the same thing each day
She says, one nickel coffee, it's the best deal around
Is there anything finer than a small country diner
Where every morning she's found
In the biggest small town around
And the newspapers say jobs are going away
And the football team won't make it to state
But the farmer's almanac says it's a good year for rain
She loves that the news here is almost always the same
She says, one nickel coffee, it's the best deal around
Is there anything finer than a small country diner
Where every morning she is found in the biggest small town around