I've been down this road before   i walk out the door   leave you on the floor   sometimes you run and hide   your foolish prides   what keeps me from giving you more      so the best thing    i can give to you   is for me to go   leave you alone   cause you got growin' up to do      some day i'll return when it's time   for payment in kind   the church bells'll chime   you'll stand before me surrounded by lights   dressed in white   you'll throw flowers in the air   this night      but the best thing    i can give to you   is for me to go   leave you alone   you got growin' up to do      looks like the rain's pouring down on me   it's drowning me now   all i want is to come back home   this old corduroy coat   it's not keeping me dry   but i can't think of what else to try      that's why the best thing    i can give to you   is for me to go   leave you alone   you got growin' up to do      now the best thing    i can give to you   is for me to go   leave you alone   you got growin' up to do