I Love You (But I'm Leaving) - Rusty Clanton

Close your eyes and count to ten.

Take a minute, breathe it in.

Watch it mixing with the wind outside your window

like salt into the ocean

Back to wear I belong

Pedal down, a brand new song

Take one off to try one on 'cause there's no secret

to this life.

I love you but I'm leavin'.

I hope you figure out one day

what it is you're needin'

but if you can't help yourself, I can't make myself stay.

Every little chord and tone

Ring 'em out stick by stone.

I know it used to be my home. It's far behind me

and I'm not lookin' back.

No, not even a second glance.

Water over dirty hands

and though it doesn't make much sense right now

I'll let it just work out in the end.

I love you but I'm leavin'.

I hope you figure out one day

what it is you're needin'

but if you can't help yourself, I can't make myself stay.

and though I don't owe an explanation,

you're kind of like sittin' too close to a fire.

I know a few feet would make it better

but this chair's so heavy, it's late, I'm gettin' tired.

But long gone are the days where I stand by and wait

for you to just burn out or burn me up.

So this is goodbye.

I love you but I'm leavin'.

I hope you figure out one day

what it is you're needin'

but if you can't help yourself, I can't make myself stay.