Owl's Head Park
Eleanor Friedberger Lyrics

I heard they got used bicycle parts down in Coney Island
There are stores in Coney Island selling used bicycle parts where people can get their bikes fixed.

There's a Russian there who makes them out on Surf Avenue
There is a Russian guy on Surf Avenue who makes bike parts for the store.

I chose my seat and my wheels, one pink and one white
I selected two wheels and a seat for my bike - one white and one pink.

He said come back in an hour, but I got nothing to do
The Russian guy asked me to come back in one hour, but I had no plans to keep me occupied.

I gave him sixty bucks, I guess they must've been stolen, baby, fine
I paid the Russian guy $60 for the bike parts, but since they were used, there's a chance they might have been stolen.

Finally they found their way back to me or you
The bike parts finally made their way back to me or whoever I was getting them for.

I only took one picture that day
I only took a single picture on that day.

It's me on the bike posing next to a
The picture is of me on the bike, standing next to a...

White Lamborghini on Manhattan Avenue
The picture is of me on the bike, standing next to a white Lamborghini on Manhattan Avenue.

Where we had dinner and watched TV
The restaurant where I had dinner and watched TV is visible in the background.

Was hanging from the ceiling in the corner
In the corner of the room, something was hanging from the ceiling.

I strained my neck to see
I had to look up to see what was hanging from the ceiling.

It's the only photo I have of that bike on that day
The picture with the white Lamborghini is the only photo I took of my bike on that day.

The boys on the F-Train said that frame was fresh
While on the F-Train, some guys mentioned that the bike frame was new and cool.

It was the color blue
The bike frame was blue in color.

But I didn't know my way so I couldn't get home to you
I didn't know the way back home so I couldn't ride my bike to meet you.

I had to connect!
I had to make other arrangements to get to where I needed to be.

But it came to me in a fever dream
Later on, I had a dream about the bike trip.

You're only here for two days, so it seems
It appears that you can only be here for two days.

I don't know the way from Owl's Head Park, it's the same
I still don't know how to get from Owl's Head Park to where I need to go.

I couldn't find my way back from the beach that day
I couldn't find my way back from the beach on that day.

Some say it's ? Beach, some say it's Diker Heights
There is some confusion around which beach it was - some people say it's one beach, others say it's Diker Heights.

I imagine Governor's Island is Shutter Island
I imagine that Governor's Island is similar to the island depicted in the movie Shutter Island.

I imagine Christopher Walken as a dancer named Ryan
In my dream, I imagine Christopher Walken as a dancer with the name Ryan.

It just don't seem right!
Some of the things that I imagine or dream about don't make sense.

Why I make the most of the dream
Despite the confusion and nonsense, I try to make the most out of my dreams and imagination.

I don't know the way from Owl's Head Park
Even after all that has happened, I still don't know how to get from Owl's Head Park to my destination.

I don't know the name of Owl's Head Park
I am still unaware of the name of the park where all of this began.

You know it only rains in Owl's Head Park
I have been told that it only rains in Owl's Head Park, but I'm not sure how accurate that is.

The wind feels just the same
Despite everything that has happened, the wind still feels the same in Owl's Head Park.