One Night at the Hurricane

That place
That night
The moon cloudy light
Upon us as we ran
The wind whipped us straight
In a warm
February without mitts on
I thought that maybe
We could find a common ground

I know we drove here
But how did we arrive?
I know we drove here
But how did we arrive?

Middle night Friday
An alcoholic's early hours
You're underage in this
Twin Peaks bar/diner

Local folks
In plush and ripped
Vinyl booths
Eating pie with coffee or beer
You ordered waffles
Low glam gray waitress
Me a tea, thanks
And I grooved to Husker Du

I know we walked here
But how did we arrive?
I know we walked here
But how did we arrive?

Without a word
We moved
In the silent circles
Of our different inner worlds

I thought
If I lived in this town
I would come here all the time
This place would cure me
And I would feel less alone
I thought
"This is a community of weirdos
I can get behind"
My new friday night crowd
I knew every song that played

Across the table
You played in your head
Boys and booze
And the playboy party
You had planned
You looked around
And thought
All these people
In this split personality metal box
By the highway
Were losers to be there
Ordering pie at 1 a.m.
Fidgeting you said
"Let's go"
All I wanted was to stay
In this little piece of familiar

I know we got here
But how did you arrive?
We're like strangers
Who share the same brown eyes
There was a place in time
When I knew you
Way back when in suburbia
You were something else
In the days before I abandoned
Choosing to save myself
Now we're at the Hurricane
Sharing waffles
Without a word in common

And nothing to say