Summer Away

In the town of your youth
On some famous road or boulevard or lane
There's a lilac tree named after you
An unfamiliar child gets to see it bloom
He rides in his mother's car
It's as big as hell
And they're on their way
Line 'em up to be replaced!

In the house lived a dog
Not a healer or a saint
He's warm the house with his welcome wag
But in his howl, i'd hear him say, "i want to run away."
Where is he now?
He left us alone
He has a new home
He's gone
What were you protecting us from anyway?
Line 'em up to be replaced!

My teacher in the second grade taught us the names of all the presidents and states
But after a summer away, she forgot ours
Where is she now?
With kids half our age
They can't know they're about to be wound and then let go
They wind you up and then let you go

All my friends i can't wait to quit
Who's the next one on the list?
All my friends i can't wait to leave and i won't stand for it
I won't get used to it
Follow me out the door