You might have seem one out in Minnesota

Or maybe down by the sea in Sarasota

They were made back in Worcester, Mass.

Of aluminum and Bakelite glass

Like a locomotive, they were streamlined

And the blueprints were drawn up from a dream of mine

Slap 'em up, put 'em on a train

Out to Michigan, up to Maine

You may find a diner down in Georgia or Carolina off the twenty by the Piggly Wiggly

In the country out of Waynesboro

When it's gettin' late and rainy out in New York state

You hand a Louie off the through-way and you go and grab yourself a cheeseburger

At the little diner off six-niner

Diner, my shiny, shiny love

In the night, you're all I'm thinkin' of

Diner, my shiny, shiny love

The cruiser pulls in where the troopers always stop

As we dine over the chrome and formica table top

The cashier, she always squints

By the gum and the bowl of mints

She's tappin' her toe

To the Dean Martin on the consulate

Booth service and a cigarette, we're lovin' it so

Side of fries, a dollar, or the half a plate, two ninety-five

A root beer float, a Pepsi, and be sure to save some room for some apple pie

Better make it a la mode

Diner, my shiny shiny love

In the night, you're all I'm thinkin' of

Diner, my shiny, shiny love

Dean Martin, rest his soul

Talkin' to me from the cereal bowl

There's a couple from the Show Me State

Knockin' back a little meatloaf plate

Diner, my shiny, shiny love

Diner, my shiny shiny love

Diner, my shiny, shiny, shiny love

Chicken and biscuits with a side of gravy