when you leave

loudon wainwright iii

you left for camp

you left for school

left for the coast when that was cool

then you left women

one a wife

to save your skin you wrecked a life

when there's kids

it's not just one life you wreck

you're on the run

you go to town to start anew

but those you left come after you

it's what you think

its how you feel

though who can say if it's all real?

the darndest thing is kids grow up

one day some strange adults show up

the ones you left arrive in town

that's nice"