So Gone

I don't know this little town anymore
It eyes me with suspicion
A stranger walking backwards
From the places I have been
They still keep my name on paper
Down at city hall
My tiny inky footprints walked off
Forgot their own way home
I'm so gone
So gone
I could still call your name out
The familiar left unspoken
I hear you're so much happier now
All forgiven and forgotten
But I can't hold you up to the light
See clear through tomorrow
Or fold beside you late at night
Cry my secret sorrow
I'm so gone
So gone
I can hear the voice of a choir
Rising up from the belly of the church
Practicing for Sunday service
Singing for all they're worth
And I'm floating on in my silver mercedes
Driving the dream boat West
Burning like a funeral pyre
With all this emptiness
I'm so gone
So gone