I first tried
coffee when I was in junior high. The cup I tried came with cream and sugar,
and I hated it. I didn’t drink coffee again until I got to Boston a few years
later. There I tried cappuccino for the first time and loved it! Then my first
summer in Boston, I was working in a pizza restaurant and the air conditioning
went out. Our pizza ovens were at 750°F, and that kitchen got mighty warm! That’s
when I learned to drink ice coffee with cream. For me the secret was NO SUGAR.
Now I’ve been happily addicted to coffee for many years. This song pays homage
to the Brigham’s restaurant in the Prudential Center in Boston’s Back Bay. I
used to do a lot of songwriting there while eating club sandwiches and drinking
coffee.
I Love the Coffee Shop
© 1985 Brian Hutzell
I think the best food
in the world
Is never found in
fancy places
It’s behind the greasy counter
Frequented by common
faces
The coffee and the
sandwich
Served with slaw in
generous portions
To the sound of
scratchy music
From the radio’s AM station
I like soup with a
greasy spoon
The coffee shop to
the sandwich bar
There’s the greatest food by far
The atmosphere makes
me feel good
Like a five-star
diner never could
I like the coffee shop
I love the coffee shop
To forget your daily
worries
Just relax beside a
counter
Where you’re never in a hurry
A think old-fashioned malted
And a doughnut in the
morning
And it only makes it
better
If outside the rain
is pouring
I like soup with a
greasy spoon
The coffee shop to
the sandwich bar
There’s the greatest food by far
The atmosphere makes
me feel good
Like a five-star
diner never could
I like the coffee
shop
I love the coffee
shop
I love the coffee
shop
The coffee shop
The coffee shop!
“Revere Beach”
Brian Hutzell
from Bouncing
Suit Legal
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