"Going Nowhere" lyrics - ELLIOTT SMITH

He waved hello
Silent like a mime
We met, there's no
Changing my mind
I won't walk the
Stairs with you tonight
Going nowhere

The clock moved a
Quarter of a turn
The time it took
Her cigarette to burn
She said "You got
A lot of things to learn"
Going nowhere

Saw you move a certain way
I missed you a lot
Return to this abandoned place
Shoulda been forgot

Echoes drown the
Conversation out
Echoes that only
Seem to bring about
A silent expression
Things you may allow
Going nowhere

The steps made a pattern
I'd never seen
I felt like a kid of
Six or seventeen
I was off in some
Empty daydream
Going nowhere

It's dead and gone, matter of fact
It maybe for the best
He said some things you can't take back
Honestly, I guess

The old records
Are sitting on the floor
The ones I can't
Put on anymore
He walked over
To her like before
Going nowhere
Going nowhere
Going nowhere