Down At The Diner
‘Down At The Diner’ is a song written to be the opening number for Waitress the Musical, that was eventually replaced with ‘Opening Up‘.
Sara Bareilles originally performed the song live at the Broadway production on 30 March 2016, when there was a technical difficulty. It was also performed on 17 December 2017, when Eric Anderson left the show. A special part of the song was performed on 12 March 2018 at curtain call, to celebrate Sara’s last performance in the show.
The song was also performed to celebrate the 1000th performance of the show on 19 September 2018, led by original cast members Drew Gehling, Stephanie Torns and Molly Hager. A flyer containing the lyrics was given to all attendees in their Playbill, entitled ‘Sing along with us after the show to celebrate our 100th performance #Waitress1000’.
Lyrics
17 December 2017 Curtain Call
Down at the diner, aah!
So many ways to slice a piece of this life
But most of the time it’s in the quarter life crisis
What’s on your plate at any given time
Can change with the specials and a jukebox dime
Down at the diner
Start to feel a little lighter
Yeah, down at the diner
Look around and feel better
We’re all in this together
So many days to endure in a row
It’s the little things that keep us afloat
Thank God for the oasis, the people and places
That save us and serve as a reminder
That’s why we come to the diner
Down at the diner, aah!
That’s why we come to the diner
Down at the diner, aah!
That’s why we come to the diner, aah!
12 March 2018 Curtain Call
Every day
Waking up
You take it with you
Share your light
With the rest of us
We’re all just doing the best we can
With how it goes
This small town is all we know
It’s the heartbeat
The center
The lifeline
You enter
You’re the heartbeat
The center
The lifeline
You enter
You’re the heartbeat (the heartbeat)
The center (the center)
The lifeline (the lifeline)
You enter (you enter)
You’re the heartbeat (the heartbeat)
The center (the center)
The lifeline (the lifeline)
You enter (you enter)
You’re the heartbeat (the heartbeat)
The center (the center)
The lifeline (the lifeline)
You enter (you enter)
Down at the diner, ahh!
#Waitress1000
Down at the diner, aah!
So many ways to slice a piece of this life
But most of the time it’s in the quarter life crisis
What’s on your plate at any given time
Can change with the specials and a jukebox dime
Down at the diner
Start to feel a little lighter
Yeah, down at the diner
Look around and feel better
We’re all in this together
I have a husband who I think I loved
A long time ago, he was a good man, sort of
But now he suffers from a wandering eye and
I’ve come for my daily slice of
‘Cheating Spouse Pie’
Down at the diner
Don’t need to tell them why I’m here
They know me at the diner
And in every single bite is a little bit of life
So many days to endure in a row
It’s the little things that keep us afloat
Thank God for the oasis, the people and places
That save us and serve as a reminder
That’s why we come to the diner
Down at the diner, aah!
That’s why we come to the diner
Down at the diner, aah!
That’s why we come to the diner, aah!
