Gone, So Long

I took a day to wonder why

The day you left, the life I cry

Well I went out to see the sun

There’s only grey, the light is gone

I thought about the time we had

The things we shared when things were bad

We had something deep, something true

But all that’s left is dismal blue

    You oo-oo-oo oo

    Are gone

    You oo-oo-oo oo

    So long

Like a snowflake in the wind you are gone

Like a leaf out on the river you float along

Like a cloud up in the sky you dissipate

Like water down the drain on a rainy day

I spent the morning with my old man

He told me there’s a bigger plan

I scoffed at him and bit my lip

It wasn’t him you gave the slip

Now each day feels like a year

As sadness fuels my lonely fear

It’s never ending, where are you

You’re not with me, that much is true

    You oo-oo-oo oo

    Are gone

    You oo-oo-oo oo

    So long

Someday I hope you realize

That I was meant to be your guy

Someday you’ll know my big regret

Until that day, I’ll be in debt

Will you listen to my plea

Why are you so sick of me

What did I do to seal my fate

To make you scrape me off your plate

    You oo-oo-oo oo

    Are gone

    You oo-oo-oo oo

    So long

Now I sit here all depressed

In my own home I’m like a guest

Nothing here is comforting

This empty couch, this empty ring

For now I have to just pretend

And wish I did much more to mend

I should have done things differently

Then maybe you’d be here with me

    But You oo-oo-oo oo

    Are gone

    You oo-oo-oo oo

    So long

Like a snowflake in the wind you are gone

Like a leaf out on the river you float along

Like a cloud up in the sky you dissipate

Like water down the drain on a rainy day

    You oo-oo-oo oo

    Are gone

    You oo-oo-oo oo

    So long

By Royce Waxenfelter

2/1/23