The streets are dark, the night is cold Shadows dance in every window The wind is biting through my coat As evening fades I'm waiting to rise
We met this August afternoon His insight threw me like a typhoon And I was frail, I think he knew Whispered words of great escapes Now's the time to break away
He said, 'Meet me at the head shop Forget yourself and leave it all behind Wait at the bus stop tonight Meet me at the head shop And let me free and open up your mind You and I will take off tonight'
The city wakes the sirens call To remind me why I don't remember I'm kicking trash against the wall Evening fades, still waiting to rise No one escapes undisguised
He said, 'Meet me at the head shop Forget yourself and leave it all behind
Wait at the bus stop tonight' (And I'm still waiting)
'Meet me at the head shop And let me free and open up your mind You and I will take off tonight'
To let the colors run To bite the loaded gun To let the tables turn To let the moment crash and burn
To take a solid stand However hard you land To wait another day To leave yourself and run away
He said, 'Meet me at the head shop Forget yourself and leave it all behind Wait at the bus stop tonight' (And I'm still waiting)
'Meet me at the head shop And let me free and open up your mind' But he never turned up that night