Oaks

I can't backout the driveway, the road is far too

Zigzagged cause my dad wanted the oaks right

Where they were, that was his father's yard

Said I'll be back in a blink, she said don't walk

Away without a wave, cause you never know just

Quite how long a moment is until it's gone

And when all your hopes have come to light

And all your goals are far behind

Stand where you are and you'll be just fine

So go and watch the new grow old

Find the you you told yourself you'd be

And when you're done come back to me

Back to the oaks

So I packed my bags for Brooklyn, an empty journal and new jeans

Thirteen hours of McDonald's and a Fleetwood Mac CD

Then there I was right where I wanted to be

Spent my money on a closet, I spent my time in Central Park

Got my bosses cups of coffee, met a girl who broke my heart

Then there I was, wondering where it all went wrong

So go and watch the new grow old

Find the you you told yourself you'd be

And when you're done come back to me

Back to the oaks

So I grabbed my worn out journal, jeans ripping at the seams

And I hopped on the next red eye, I spent my paycheck on the seat

Then there I was, back where I used to be

She said did you go, did you watch the new grow old

Did you find the you you told yourself you'd be

And now that you're done, and back to me

Back to the oaks

I've waited, oh I've waited so long

For you baby, for you to come back home

And I hate it, oh I hate when you're gone

My baby, oh my baby is gone