Al's War Al said goodbye to his mom and dad for the first time in his life

tonight left the house and walked out to the waiting car outside

and somehow he thought they'd never understand that nothing lasts

and he just knows that time is just spinning by

and life is passing him by so fast

And sometimes I think I'm the only one

that feels like going nowhere is like giving up

Al said to me a few days ago

that he just thought for the first time in his life

he feels the last 10 years were only a waste of time

and that it was only a compromise of what he always felt inside

his declaration of independence

said to me under the orange street lights

he was the one

who always did the right thing

he was the one that listened to everything they'd say

but today he's never going back