Something New (my first song written completely by myself!)

Verse:

I wake to find Batman playing in my room, 

I laugh and I know, we have to go soon.

He talks the whole way in a happy tone,

First time in years, I'll be home alone.

I hug him and love the smell of his skin,

I tell him “be good, and always listen.”

Wide eyed, he wiggles out of my embrace,

I watch him run into a brand new place.

Chorus:

Doing the right thing isn't always easy,

My life has been changed by having you with me.

I know in my head, this isn't going to last,

I watch as my boy's growing up too fast.

Goodbye's not an ending, it's a door to something new,

With tears in my eyes, I say “See you soon.”

Verse:

Into the driveway comes a rusty old truck

My son, loudly, comes driving up.

I see him pass the boxes in the hall,

His empty room, never seemed so small.

Ready to do the long drive 'cross state,

“I'll do my homework and won't stay up late.”

I say that I love him, He says it too,

I watch red tail lights fade from view.

Chorus:

Doing the right thing isn't always easy,

My life has been changed by having you with me.

I smile and I cry as he goes off alone,

Grateful, I know, he'll always come home.

Goodbye's not an ending, it's a door to something new,

I hug him and say “I'll be missing you.”

Bridge:

In college he met the girl of his dreams,

Football games and late night movies.

They got so close, they fell in love,

She feared the day that school was done.

(changes perspectives here, and a different singer)

Verse:

A mess of blonde hair, I can never tame, 

An emerald dress perfectly fits my frame.

I answer the door and reach for my coat,

His smile makes my heart jump to my throat.

We kiss as we dance, my head's spinning 'round,

Our final night, I beg time to slow down.

Our dreams are so different, our lives parting ways,

I love him enough not to ask him to stay.

Chorus:

Doing the right thing isn't always easy,

My life has been changed by having you with me.

Broken, I wish we didn't have to part,

But wishing, I know, only wounds the heart.

Goodbye's not an ending, it's a door to something new,

In my heart I know, I'll always love you.