A shoeshine and a shave A tower of pancakes And I'm on my way The sunlight cools my face So long, so long Of all the whiles I've known You are the first to take me home But a hawk in hand is worthless Let it go, let her go Let it go, let her go A new God everyday I'll take the long way back home The pawn shop sold off my name For stones, for stones No goodbyes, no goodbyes Not today, not today Maybe some bright morning later on But save me a place For a time, for a time For the time it takes to waltz away