Leaving Florida

My shadow plays out long behind me
On the rusty Florida sand
I'm facing into the blazing sun
With my regrets close at hand

I'm walking til I reach my old friend 
So I can tell him goodbye
I came so far to meet the old man
I'm so tired I feel I could die

He sits all alone in the shifting sand
Watching the world go by
The tide tugs at him and the winds they blow
But he never bats an eye

We are both so alike in our ways and our lives
The old man and I, we identify
Charleston is calling me with her sweet siren song
So I must tell my friend goodbye

I found him here almost two years ago
While searching for some hope in my heart
My love is waiting for me in Charleston now
So it's time for me to depart

Goodbye, my old friend I'll miss you so much
A new life awaits far away
My darling young bride is waiting for me
So I'm afraid I can't stay

When I first found you waiting here in the sand
I had been searching for light for so long
Now I have found it in the charming old south
So it's time for me to move on

I want to feel your cold touch again
And see the ocean again through your old eyes
Every time I leave another friend behind me
A small part of me lies down and dies

Goodbye old friend