A Place Like This
September 21, 2010 | Song # 422
Lauren is pretty and she majors in astronomy
Her IQ is off the charts and she’s working right here next to me
We’re both making coffee to make ends meet
I drink espresso straight but she prefers Chai tea
What’s a girl like her doing in a place like this?
What’s a place like this doing in a girl like her?
I’m 49 years old and if the truth were told
I’ve had a couple setbacks and a bit of bad luck
I need to pay the rent so this was heaven sent
Grateful for a second chance here at Starbucks
What’s a man like me doing in a place like this?
What’s a place like this doing in a man like me?
Stephanie comes to the drive through 3 times a day
We do our best to make her coffee exactly her way
But we know it’s not just the coffee that keeps bringing her here
What it really is she doesn’t volunteer
What’s a woman like her doing in a place like this?
What’s a place like this doing in a woman like her?
Mike works here and at the gas station across the street
He works so much he’s sometimes asleep on his feet
We’re the closest family he’s ever known
So in its own way this place is his home…
What’s a kid like him doing in a place like this?
What’s a place like this doing in a kid like him?
Melody is our manager, to know her is to love her
If I ever get sick I know that she’ll be there to cover
She pours her heart and soul into running this store
Whatever she asks of me I’d gladly do more
What’s a leader like her doing in a place like this?
What’s a place like this doing in a leader like her?
The customers come and they stay for a while
We do our best to give them each a heart felt smile
At the end of the night we close our tills
Mop and sweep and polish and leave things clean and still
In a few short hours the morning crew will come
And make the coffee fresh with the morning sun
What are lives like ours doing in a place like this?
What’s a place like this doing in lives like ours?
What are people like us doing in a place like this?
What’s a place like this doing in people like us?
What’s a heart like mine doing in a place like this?
What’s a place like this doing in a heart like mine?
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