Going Nowhere - Elliott Smith

He waved hello, silent like a mime

Meaning «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

I saw you move a certain way

I missed you a lot

Return to this abandoned place

Should’ve been forgot

Echoes drown the conversation out

Echoes that only seem to bring about

A silent expression, easy read aloud

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 and matter of fact

It may be for the best

You 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