One Less Set of Footsteps (Harper College 2/5/73) - Jim Croce

we been runnin' away from

something we both know

we've long run out of things to say

and I guess I better go

so don't be gettin' excited

when you that slammin' door

'cause there be one less set of footsteps

on your floor in the mornin'

yea there be one less set of footsteps

on your floor, one less man a-walkin'

one less pair of jeans upon your door

one less voice a-talkin'

but tomorrows a dream away

and today has turned to dusk

your silver tongue has turned to clay

and your golden rule to rust

and we been talkin' in silence

well if it's silence you adore

then there be one less set of footsteps

on your floor in the morning