We let time slip away, we let the flowers wilt
We often let things fall, we keep the engine running
We will leave messages that people won't get
We let pages turn but others do not

We let winter pass and we fall asleep in it
The TV on when we fall asleep in front of it
We give way to the elders, we go sit at the back
We leave engraved benches, padlocks on the bridges

We will leave
Even when we leave, one day
We will know that we were here
We will say what we want about us
Whether we do great things or not
For those who stay around
We will say that we were here
It's true that we were here, one day

We let the paint dry, the shutters closed
We left the car parked along the driveway
It wasn't the season, it wasn't the time
We postponed what we could do now

We will leave
Even when we leave, one day
We will know that we were here
We will say what we want about us
Whether we do great things or not
For those who stay around
We will say that we were here
It's true that we were here, one day

We are all that we leave behind
We are all that we leave behind

We left those we love without saying we loved them
Left a little sorrow, let life pass by
Moments of happiness, lit candles

For when we leave
When we leave one day
We will know that we were here
We will say what we want about us
Whether we do great things or not
For those who stay around
We will say that we were here
It's true that we were here, one day

We are all that we leave behind
We are all that we leave behind
We are all that we leave behind
We are all that we leave behind

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