Walking on my own,
Moss and cobblestone:
Such a pretty place to be.
How can I complain?
So, there’s a little rain;
That will never bother me.
All I’m missing in these hallways
Is the one thing you can’t give:
I need you with me always,
But that’s not how you live.
Leave me with a smile,
Miss me for a while,
Tell me I’m the only one.
On the road again,
You call me up and then
You say you must be on the run.
Drive another mile,
Miss me for a while,
Spend a weekend when you’re free.
All the days alone,
There’s just the telephone
And wond’ring if you think of me.
I’m learning how to paint:
A schoolboy, and a saint.
Bennie says I have an eye.
My cooking’s getting wild.
I’m just like Julia Child.
Remember when I couldn’t bake a pie?
It’s midway through November.
Pretty soon the pond will freeze.
Can you still remember
Hours beneath the old oak trees?
Leave me with a smile,
Miss me for a while,
Tell me I’m the only one.
On the road again,
You call me up and then
You say you must be on the run.
Drive another mile,
Miss me for a while,
Spend a weekend when you’re free.
All the days alone,
There’s just the telephone
And wond’ring if you think of me.
I see you’re doing well.
I hear you gave ’em hell,
And came out smelling like a rose.
You always were the champ:
Aladdin with a lamp.
You conquered every realm you chose.
I’m moving in with James and Jennie.
They’re getting on, they need some care.
I’ll take a few things, not many.
I don’t think you should stop by there.
Leave me with a smile,
Miss me for a while,
Tell me I’m the only one.
On the road again,
You call me up and then
You say you must be on the run.
Drive another mile,
Miss me for a while,
Spend a weekend when you’re free.
All the days alone,
There’s just the telephone
And wond’ring if you think of me.