So much for the parting gifts
The pictures you took
The prints
They won't fade
And so much for the magazines
The books you'll read
Now you're away
Leaving home
How long will you stay?
The trails of her gasoline
Burning up freeways
And all those rocks in the road
Better shuffle your feet
They'll roll you down
It's easy to lose
Start saving now
And so much for intuition
God's imperfect vision
The men and the games
They will play
And so much for paint and canvas
The undiscovered atlas
The pages they wait
They wait for you
Leaving home
How long will you stay?
The trails of her gasoline
Burning up freeways
And all those rocks in the road
Better shuffle your feet
They'll roll you down
It's easy to lose
Start saving now