Lyrics The Style Council

The Style Council

I Am Leaving

Tired of dust and dirt to clean

This place once loved, now makes me sick

I've got to get away

I've passed the places of my youth

Torn out pages from a well-read book

I dream awhile but I leave it anyway

But I can still remember when

I could still laugh and call you friend

And only you

You used to talk so wild and free

Now you can't remember what you used to be

You've lost the will

You could never be wrong

No, you were never that strong

Some are listening

Some are doing

Some are wasting away

I am leaving

Some cannot hear

Some are waiting

Most are writhing away

I am leaving

Torn between the deep blue sea

From a place on earth that appeals to me

Hell, I can't swim anyway

But not for me, but those I leave

Think of them as dying leaves

That may bloom again

I can still remember when

I could still laugh and call you friend

And only you

You used to talk so wild and free

Now you can't remember what you used to be

You've lost the will

You could never be wrong

No, you were never that strong

I'm leaving

I'm leaving

Some are listening

Some are doing

Some are wasting away

I am leaving

Some cannot hear

Some are waiting

Most are writhing away

I am leaving

Some are listening