And the waitress is practicing politics As the businessmen slowly get stoned Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness But its better than drinkin' alone

Billy Joel
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The waitress is practicing politics. As the businessmen slowly get stoned, yes, they are sharing a drink they call loneliness. But its better than drinkin' alone. The meaning of this quote is that the waitress is practicing politics, but the businessmen are sharing a drink called loneliness that they call happiness.

They are sharing an experience that they don't really have. The waitress appears to be happy, but she's only making other people happy. She's not being happy herself because she's pretending to be happy for others even though she's not really happy for herself either.

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