I'll Be Gone
Dawn's Farewell: A Ballad of Fleeting Love
Lyrics
I watch as you take off your clothes and slip under the sheets
Observing as you undress and get into bed
Then I turn and kick the boots off my feet there's no need to speak
Removing my boots without the need for conversation
Girl, beauty like yours is hard to beat
Complimenting your exceptional beauty
But I'll be gone in the morning, in the morning I'll be gone
Indicating departure in the morning
'Cause I'm not one for hanging on
Expressing a tendency not to hold onto relationships
Please don't think that you done something wrong
Reassuring that the departure isn't due to any mistake on your part
In the morning when you wake and find me gone
Reiterating the departure upon your waking
Just a look from those fiery eyes can all but erase
Explaining the captivating effect of your eyes
The memory of any other's face
Describing how your allure overshadows memories of others
And the passion they unleash could cause me to misplace
Warning about the intensity of passion that might cause distraction
And lose all track of time without a trace
Suggesting the potential to lose sense of time and self
But I'll be gone in the morning, in the morning I'll be gone
Repeating the intention to leave in the morning
'Cause I'm not the one for hanging on
Emphasizing the reluctance to hold onto relationships
Please don't think that you done something wrong
Reassuring that the departure isn't a result of any wrongdoing
In the morning when you wake and find me gone
Reiterating the departure upon your waking
The sun intrudes and throws across the room its golden tracks
Describing the intrusion of daylight and the return to reality
Shake the dreams, now it's back to facts
Shaking off dreams to face the truth
As I turn to leave I know you had what so many lack
Acknowledging your possession of something valuable
Maybe some day that'll bring me back
Suggesting a possibility of returning someday
But I'll be gone in the morning, in the morning I'll be gone
Stating the plan to leave in the morning
'Cause I'm not one for hanging on
Reaffirming the inclination not to hold onto relationships
Please don't think that you done something wrong
Reassuring that the departure isn't due to any mistake on your part
In the morning when you wake and find me gone
Reiterating the departure upon your waking
But I'll be gone in the morning, in the morning I'll be gone
Repeating the plan to depart in the morning
'Cause I'm not one for hanging on
Emphasizing the lack of inclination to hold onto relationships
Please don't think that you done something wrong
Reassuring that the departure isn't due to any mistake on your part
In the morning when you wake and find me gone
Reiterating the departure upon your waking
In the morning when you wake and find me gone
Repeating the expectation of departure upon your waking
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