Leaving Song Lyrics - Carpenter Mary-chapin

And you see that you're leaving 

And you that you're gone 

And you see there's no saying goodbye 

All the trees in mourning 

The light is late from the sun 

Casting shadow on shadow down from the sky 

And it's hard not to want to turn around 

And it's hard not to want to back on down 

We're only as strong as our hearts within 

Only as strong 

And all you know of where the road goes 

Is some place far and unknown 

You would think 

You would have gotten used to it all by now 

But each day it just gets harder 

Every journey alone 

Never knowing if you'll make it 

Back home somehow 

And it's hard not to want to turn around 

And it's hard not to want to back on down 

We're only as brave as we think we are 

Only as brave 

And it's hard not to want to turn it down 

For some guaranteed, soul crushing 

Merry-go-round 

It would have driven you 

Straight into the ground 

Driven your down 

And the three greatest gifts of moving on 

Are forgiveness, hope and the great beyond 

After that perhaps peace can come 

Peace will come 

And you see that you're leaving ... 

And you see that you're gone ...