[ALEX]
I work in this coffee shop
This strangely spacious coffee shop in new york
Morning to late afternoon
And not many people like their job at my age but thank god, it’s not retail
That’d be a different tune
Yeah, I get it here
I make it work for me
I imagine I’m a superhero serving the community
Yeah, I know it clear
Provide the cure and spill the tea
With some regulars the boundaries blur
Like cheaper therapy

It’s a perfect placе to get to know somebody
Somebody bеfore their first sip
Creamy, sweet, bitter, black and brew a
Coffee order helps me to
Understand a little more another story to explore and
We all can be complicated so
I keep it all caffeinated

[RIVER]
Hey Alex listen, got another one coming—

[ALEX]
Date number two?
[RIVER]
Sent the last guy running
Back to square one—
Are you almost done?

[ALEX]
I'm gonna stay another hour and watch the fun

[RIVER]
It’s amusing all this consuming coffee
You’d think I would switch it up…
Another dark roast—

[ALEX]
Two Splendas?

[RIVER]
Yup
Can love really be found through a cup?

[ALEX]
I know I tend
To romanticize some things
As your friendly neighbourhood barista
Caped in apron strings
[RIVER]
Maybe, one day
When I look back I’ll clearly see
How this spot that drops the plot and it’s a lot of you and me

[ALEX & RIVER]
It’s a perfect place to get to know somebody

[RIVER]
Somebody before your next sip

[ALEX]
Room or full, mix a shot or two
Not pushing labels, just a clue

[RIVER]
Anything to make it click
Feelings change but something sticks

[ALEX & RIVER]
So it can all be unrelated or
Connected and caffeinated

[ALEX]
I think he’s here…
[RIVER]
Do I have a type?

[ALEX]
If he drinks what I think, then yeah you might…
Hiii…

[DATE]
Hello!
River?

[RIVER]
Yes, sorry to drag you to midtown
I got a two show day

[ALEX]
What can I get you?

[DATE]
Uhh, the blueberry scone

[ALEX]
And?

[DATE]
Just the scone, thanks

[ALEX]
So, no coffee?

[DATE]
I’m not a big fan of the stuff

[ALEX]
Sure—sure…
But, if you did like coffee…
Whatd’ya imagine your order would be?

[RIVER]
Oh that’s a fun game, I love that game

[DATE]
Is this a trick question?

[RIVER]
No, no no no it’s just a thing Alex likes to ask her customers

[DATE]
I don’t know
Probably cappu—

[ALEX & DATE]
—ccino with oat milk

[ALEX]
Bingo
You have a type…

[DATE]
I’m confused, wrong answer?

[RIVER]
Right answer, apparently…
Hey Alex
Make that 2 scones

[ALEX]
It’s a perfect place to get to know somebody
Somebody before their next bite
Light and fluffy, baked and blue
Sometimes you get hungry too
I’m rarely on the other side, I might not be just chai inside
What if I were liberated
Not second hand stimulated
I wanna be loved and dated
More than just caffeinated