East West Cafe
I was driving north away from home
Barely had a drop of gas
I pulled off in a town
Where I used to live
The East West Cafe
I knew I couldn’t stay
I couldn’t stay away
So many years have slipped away
Oh from the day
From the day, we first met
I’d been thinking about you for a while
And why you wrote to me
And there just off the freeway
And there it was
The East West Cafe
I knew I couldn’t stay
I couldn’t stay away
So many years have slipped away
Oh from the day
From the day, we first met
Oh tell me why can’t we go back
It’s never as sweet as the first time
It’s never quite what we remember
But our life and our chance has passed us by
When I walked in that final time
How I’d hoped things had changed
I took one last look at you
Then I drove away
The East West Cafe
I knew I couldn’t stay
I couldn’t stay away
So many years have slipped away
Oh from the day
From the day, we first met
Angie Foster © 2009
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Angie Foster is a Portland singer, songwriter and composer. Her first album, “Never Forget,” grew out of the song of the same name that she wrote about the 9/11 attacks. “Can I Wish It for You” on that CD was featured in the independent film “Making Maya.” “The East West Café” is the signature song on her second album, “Hurry Up and Wait.” A blues number on that CD, “Why Do I Love That Man?,” was a finalist in the international 100% Music Songwriting Contest. Another blues song on the album, “Make It Alright,” was featured on a popular blues podcast that airs in the United States and Europe. Email Angie, if you want to buy the CD or go to cdbaby.com.