Tell me why I left you
Why the fox escaped to gray
You believed in all my promises
But nothing I've ever said was true.

"You'll be back next summer, right?"
You asked, full of hope
"I'll be back every summer."
Grimace twisting like a rope

Your smile lit up my days
But oh, how sparkling eyes do fade
Life was shining, we were brave
Until the day I went away

Maybe I was just too shy
Maybe I was small and weak
I'll be strong now, I won't cry
I'll be lonely in my sleep

I didn't know I wanted to leave
It still shocks me all the time
I hope that you can rest in peace
Away from all my desperate lies

I wanted to be with you again
Before we parted ways
But hesitation choked my breath
Filled with words I couldn't say

With our fingers intertwined
We would've left the past behind
Yet somehow time escaped us
Amongst the singing stars and gold and wine

With my final fragile breath
I have left these words for you
With the sounds of all the laughter
We, as lovers, never knew