At Dawn We Left

We drove home in separate cars
I chose my favorite way
You took a road less traveled
I guess that’s what time will do to you
As much as I try I haven’t tried nearly hard enough to keep you close and safe
I know I’ve failed but you haven’t been home
You were right when you said this time spent is time lost
But I couldn’t hear you from across the room
This conversation is lost in the walls
There’s not that much left in my tank
I spent it all driving state to state
What I lost last winter is more than my head can wrap itself around