I've been down this road before   I walk out the door   Leave you on the floor   Sometimes you run and hide   Your foolish pride's   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 growing up to do   Someday I'll return when its time    For payment in kind   The church bells will chime   You'll stand before me surrounded by lights   Dressed in white    You 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 growing up to do   Looks like the rain's pouring down on me   It's drowning me now   And all I want is to come back home   And this old corduroy coat is 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 growing up to do   Yeah   The best thing I can give to you is for me to go    Leave you alone   You got growing up to do