Leaving Rose City

I was waiting just to take your picture
You were contemplating if you'd even miss it
And you will
I bet you will
You were running slowly through the field of flowers
By the school we went to all those years
But they closed it down
They closed it down
Saturdays, we spent them playing baseball
In the nights we went out with our friends
Just to drive around
We drove around
I remember sledding on the golf course hills
And reinventing laziness on your front porch
Until night came
Until night came

But all these things remain, you cannot take them
Because they are mine
And they are yours
And I'll try not to complain that I've got to leave here
'Cause it'd be the same
If I stayed

Later on, we'll pass the old train station
You can watch the tracks and dream of where they'll take you
When you go
Yeah, when you go
Hoping more than ever that you'll come to see me
In whatever places that I choose to stay in
Hope you will
Yeah, I hope you will

But all these things remain, you cannot take them
Because they are mine
And they are yours
And I'll try not to complain that I've got to leave here
'Cause it'd be the same
If I stayed
So, let's go down that road again, for just one last time
We'll take our time
We'll take all day

Who knows what time will help us to see
Because in some things there is no choice
After losing all the things you know
If not for pain, you'd have no voice
So if there's nothing more for you to do
Then hold on
Just hold on

In the waning hours, I can't picture leaving
When the moment's nearing, trouble understanding
That it's gone
Yeah, it's all gone
There's a place for me by all the dogwood trees
And it goes on without me, yet I hope
That I'll be back someday
Come home someday

But all these things remain, you cannot take them
Because they are mine
And they are yours
And I'll try not to complain that I've got to leave here
'Cause it'd be the same
If I stayed
So, let's go down that road again, for just one last time
We'll take our time
We'll take all day