Is it weird to feel this sad to leave home?
To go to college where things are unknown?
No more late nights with my family gathered around the fireplace
No more goodnight kisses or seconds in my dad's embrace
No more forgotten time as we play "one more game" of euchre
No more midnights spent lost in binging a stupid show together
No more long runs with my mom by my side
No more telling my dad my grades and seeing his eyes glow with pride
No more long discussions or lessons learned
School is too busy, every moment I call them is a moment I've earned
I know college is an important stepping stone
But without my family, I feel so alone
When my parents tell me how they dread the day that I leave
I stay strong and act excited, because I don't want to see them grieve
Deep down I know that life is short
Time ticks fast before the ship leaves the port
I don't want to watch my parents grow old
I want to stay in this moment forever, which is why it is gold
I've learned that moments come and go
Like falling flakes of melting snow
I try to live in each second, so I won't have regrets
Because good moments only come once- and those ones are hard to forget
