From the recording Other Songs

Lyrics

Most days I see her she is stocking the shelves
We stop and talk of little things
She told me once she loved to paint in pastels
I said I wished that I could sing
It seemed to me she liked her work in the store
So just what’s wrong is hard to say
But she’s been missing couple weeks, maybe more
And now she’s gone again today

And I’ve been wondering lately
Will I ever, see that girl again
Oh I wish I knew
What has happened to
My supermarket friend

Lived with her boyfriend in a two room flat
But he moved out and went back home
All he left her was their old ornery cat
Took every other thing they owned
So when she got the news that her mama had passed
She could not afford the plane
Spent all day looking at old photographs
And all night walking in the rain

And I’ve been wondering lately
Will I ever, see that girl again
Oh I wish I knew
What has happened to
My supermarket friend

When somebody first comes into your life
It’s like you learn a brand new song
But they could disappear to somewhere far or near
And you don’t even know they’re gone
Maybe I’ll see her somewhere walking around
And I could find out where she’s been
But maybe she blew away to some other town
Makes no difference to the wind

And I’ve been wondering lately
Will I ever, see that girl again
Oh I wish I knew
What has happened to
My supermarket friend

Oh I wish I knew
What has happened to
My supermarket friend