Coffee Eyes
The Wonder Years Lyrics

Two dollars, twenty-seven cents
This line represents a specific moment in time, which was January 17th, 2006, where they were at a diner with friends and the bill came out to be $2.27.

Here in a diner with my friends
The writer is reminiscing about spending time at a diner with their friends and how it was a special place for them.

Talking about how the year went
The group is discussing how the year went, reflecting on everything that happened during that time.

A few years later I walk in
The writer is fast-forwarding to the future and mentioning how they revisited the diner a few years later.

Patti knew my drink
The writer had become a regular at the diner and Patti, one of the workers, knew their order.

And she asked where the hell we've been
Patti questions why the group hasn't been coming to the diner as frequently as they used to.

You used to come here every night
Patti is reminiscing about how often the group used to come to the diner in the past.

It's not the same without you kids
Patti misses the group and recognizes that the diner isn't the same without them.

I cut my hand on a piece of glass
The writer injured themselves on a piece of glass, likely at the diner, and it left a lasting scar.

The time we found Dave half dead in the parking lot
The group had a scary moment where they found someone named Dave in a bad state in the diner parking lot.

And spent the rest of the night in the ER
The group had to take Dave to the hospital and spent the entire night there because of it.

And I hope the scar lasts
The writer wants the scar to remain as a reminder of that moment at the diner and the experiences they had there.

There's been a table for me there
The diner has always been a safe and welcoming place for the writer to go to.

Through coffee eyes and blank stares
The people at the diner, including the writer, would stare out blankly with tired and sleepy eyes after long nights.

Our late night affairs
The group would spend late nights at the diner, talking about their lives, loves, and everything in between.

So you can try to forget or say it's the past
Some may try to forget the memories made at the diner, but they were important moments that will always be a part of the writer's life.

You know you'll always end up right back where you left
No matter how much time passes, the writer knows they'll always come back to the diner and the memories made there.

I ended up here late at night on Thanksgiving
The writer mentions a specific moment when they ended up back at the diner, late at night on Thanksgiving.

The fall that Colleen left
This moment was during the time that Colleen left, causing the writer to feel lost and the world to feel like a hostile place.

This was a place to call home
Despite the hardships faced in life, the diner was a place where the writer felt safe and at home.

When it felt like the world didn't want us
The writer reflects on a time when they felt like the world was against them, but they always had the diner to turn to.

I watched Mike slash Mon's tires
The writer recalls a memory of watching someone named Mike slash the tires of someone named Mon's car.

We laughed about it later
Despite the initial shock of the event, the group was able to find humor in the situation and laugh about it later on.

I watched friendships dissolve
The writer had witnessed the end of some friendships that had once been strong at the diner.

In the booth on the back wall
The booth on the back wall of the diner was a specific spot where some of these moments happened.

Through all of the years
The writer acknowledges that they've been visiting the diner for a long time and the memories made there will always be a part of them.