The Kid I Left Behind

# The Kid I Left Behind *(Imaginary Friend)* ## Verse 1 I left the window down in October Cold air falling on my shoulder The passenger seat stays empty Still saving your place beside me I heard that old melody From a world that remembers me I turned the radio down real slow But I still heard your voice below ## Pre-Chorus 1 I kept the door locked too long Forgot what I left behind Thought you were gone But I walked away ## Chorus 1 You were the kid I left behind Still waiting by the bedroom light I locked the door and drove away But you were there the whole damn time I chased the names they gave me Forgot the name you gave me When the city turned to noise You were still the voice I know ## Verse 2 I pulled into the gravel drive The oak tree grew bigger than I remembered The swing set still sways in the breeze The chalk heart I drew still on the concrete I brushed the dust off the old porch step Counted all the years I spent Running from the ghost I left Waiting for me to accept ## Pre-Chorus 2 I turned the handle slow and low The floorboard creaked where I used to go The box I hid under the bed Still held everything I said I opened it up and the dust fell out And I started to scream and I started to shout You were still here You never left me ## Chorus 2 You were the kid I left behind Still waiting by the bedroom light I locked the door and drove away But you were there the whole damn time I chased the names they gave me Forgot the name you gave me When the city turned to noise You were still the voice I know ## Bridge I sat down on the old wooden floor You put your hand in mine like you did before I've been running so long I forgot how to breathe You said I was perfect just like I used to be I don't have to be strong all the time I don't have to leave this part of me behind We can go home now We can start again ## Final Chorus You're still the kid I left behind Still waiting by the bedroom light I locked the door and drove away But you were here the whole damn time I got the name you gave me I'm coming back to get me When the world turned into noise I came back home to find my voice You're still the kid I left behind And now we're never saying goodbye