the day you ran away

Wish you were here
on this clear, blue day
wish you were here
but you never stay

freedom is as freedom does
and you have shown yourself
to be far above
all of this and all of that

still, I wish you were here

there was always
sunshine in your eyes
there was always
an intensity you couldn't disguise
there was always
you and I

when does this begin to make sense
this constant leaving
everyone leaves
that's the way it goes
why can't I accept
that we're all just traveling through

I will always
want you by my side
I will always keep those tender moments
until the end of my life
I will always
search for you
on those dirt roads to nowhere
those back lots and alleyways
in those hidden places
we explored together

I will always chase you
and curse the day
you ran away from me.