[Verse 1]

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

[Chorus 1]

I saw you move a certain way

I missed you a lot

Return to this abandoned place

Should've been forgot

[Verse 2]

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

[Chorus 2]

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

[Verse 3]

The old records are sitting on the floor

The ones I can't put on anymore

He walked over to her like before

[Outro]

Going nowhere

Going nowhere

Going nowhere