Take It With You

You can walk as far east as the map goes
Or further west than walked the pioneers
You can sail down south and where chocolate trees grow
But you can't stay here

Cowboy north till you reach the dakotas
Ride the highways in a Cadillac
You could make a fortune panning gold in Sarasota
Just don't come back

I found a keepsake of you
By the window in the kitchen
Take it with you when you leave

If you ever get the ache some cold December
To knock again upon your old front door
If you're aching to come home, remember
It's not here anymore

Your traveling companion will be memories
You can lie awake with thoughts of simpler times
You can love me from afar if that's what puts you at ease
But you won't be on my mind

I found a keepsake of you
In that old wardrobe in the cellar
Take it with you when you leave