Al said goodbye to his mam 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 juat 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




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