Lyrics

Goodbye to my childhood dreams Goodbye to the rusted green of Sather Gate Where I dreamed that I would play Underneath the stony grey Of that arch Goodbye to the pounding drums Goodbye to every bum That I once thought I could save one by one But now I've given up I guess that I was just too young Goodbye to my new best friends Goodbye to Jack and Ben I know it was our dream to live so close But now I've got to go And chase after what I need most Goodbye to science and math Goodbyе to Telegraph Wherе I bought the shirt that I have worn With every girl I've ever loved Since late into that early summer morn Maybe this was not my place Maybe this was not my fate But, either way Come may I'll give this place a final wave Goodbye to the derelicts Goodbye to Dad's footsteps I just want you to be proud But for crying out loud I can't build a house inside a cloud Goodbye to the birthplace of all my sins Goodbye to my cousin I thought we could be a family But it was too hard for me To try even if I don't know why Goodbye to all the pain Goodbye to the random rain That so often caught me off guard Sometimes I'd step off the bart And get soaked to the heart Goodbye to everyone Goodbye to those who helped me out when I was down Who made sure I didn't just drink to my despair Staring into space Sitting in my lonely, lonely desk chair Maybe this was not my place Maybe this was not my fate But, either way Come May I'll give this place a final wave Goodbye to all the characters and settings that I can never call mine again: The Campanile, Asian Ghetto, The Roof of Campbell, the portrait of Jimi Hendrix etched in stone John Fizer, John Beltran, Happy Happy Happy Man, Rabbi Kay, Doug Minkler, and Dr. Jokemon And the lady who went let you walk away, if you happen to say anything about the hats she makes Maybe this was not my place Maybe this was not my fate But, either way Come May I'll give this place a final wave Goodbye to everyone Goodbye to all the bricks and stone Goodbye to the only place the child in me thought that he could ever call home