I’ll be back for you
I’ll be back for lunch
I’ll be back for nostalgia
I’ll be back for sanctuary
and I’ll be home in 17 minutes.

Then the bus crashed, killing few & injuring most
I guess I’ll be home in half an hour

I’ll be back to catch up
I’ll be back to reclaim what’s mine
I’ll be back to face reality
I’ll be back to set things right
and I’ll be home in 17 minutes.

Then somebody walked in front of my car, spattered like transnational bugs across my windshield
I guess I’ll be home tomorrow

I will come back
just like yesterday
and the day before that

I will come back
just to see how much I’ve changed
and leave again all the same

I will come back
But don’t wait up
I could be
17 minutes
or
I could be a life time.