Going to Norwalk

Going to Norwalk
Album	Hot Garden Stomp
Released	1993
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	2:17
Previous track	"Hello There Howard"
Next track	"Fresh Cherries in Trinidad"

Going to Norwalk is the 11th song on The Mountain Goats' fourth cassette, Hot Garden Stomp.

Lyrics

At one thirty on a Thursday night 
I saw a pair of raccoons heading to the gutter 
They stopped at the storm drain 
Their tails hung down and out of sight 
They looked up at me 
Their eyes were shining 
I thought of you 

I can't stand 
The way the moon expands and fills out  
The corners of your California sky 
I can't stand it 

The old buildings stood tall against the sky 
The windows had old sheets hanging over them doubling as curtains 
And the silhouettes moving in the bright lights behind the curtains 
Looked like you 
I stopped moving momentarily 

The world will 
Stand still on nights like these 
Without any kind of warning 
And I can't stand it

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "fond of this one too but again I think the appeal is in this recording, on that night, using those machines" -- Tumblr, on the possibility of playing it live
• "It's one of those old songs that, like, I listen to it and I go, 'Wow, what the hell is that young dude doing?'" -- 2015-05-27 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 2015-05-27 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT