My life is a field of goodbyes
like daisies waving in the wind
I arrive only to turn my back
and walk in the other direction
Am I flying over Arabia?
The other granite mountain?
I don't know.
I close my eyes.
I say hello, I say goodbye
my heart aches
I do want to cry, but I hold it in
I greet you just to turn around and walk away
I'm tired of the goodbyes
and see you laters
I want to nestle in
and stay awhile
I want to carve out the pieces of home
the warm parts, the soft parts
I'm tired of the goodbyes
Goodbye to the pinestraw
and to the people I love
When I met you
my heart said hello and my head told me
eventually the time would come
we are both still here
so far.
It's not arriving in this world that scares me
It's the leaving it all behind
It's the letting it go and saying goodbye