Olive and Ruby

It's all coffee and cactuses from where I sit
And the couple on my right plays with a young kid
And he's got a yellow rainhat and matching boots

I still remember the smells and the music, I wish I'd known that I'd come to lose it
Something so simple, and perfect, and beautiful gone
I still remember the smiles on faces, funny how time can take your favourite places
Sometimes my wandering mind finds itself in that shop
You and I spent the weekdays with lattes in that place and now it's all changed
You and I watched the rain mark the windows as people went on with their days
Now it's lost to a timeline and I find that my mind is back there again
I believe it when they say that old phrase, that all things come to an end
But it's stuck in my head

The boy at the register asks for a recipe
I catch his eye and I smile back sheepishly
Strangers make small talk about weather and news
I feel a tap on the shoulder behind me
And she asks if I've an idea of the timing
We share a smile and I say, "It's 1:42"

I still remember the smells and the music, I wish I'd known that I'd come to lose it
Something so simple, and perfect, and beautiful gone
I still remember the smiles on faces, funny how time can take your favourite places
Sometimes my wandering mind finds itself in that shop
You and I spent the weekdays with lattes in that place and now it's all changed
You and I watched the rain mark the windows as people went on with their days
Now it's lost to a timeline and I find that my mind is back there again
I believe it when they say that old phrase, that all things come to an end
But it's stuck in my head

So take me back I want to live like that
Sit in the centre of the world and watch it move past
Take me back I want to live like that
Sit in the centre of the world and watch it move
And watch it move

I still remember the smells and the music, I wish I'd known that I'd come to lose it
Something so simple, and perfect, and beautiful gone