The Boy You Left Behind

I was staring at you
You were staring at me
Thinking we had everything that we'd need
From sneaking out late in my old Ford
To dreaming about a life we could never afford
You were talking about the places you'd never been
While I was working doubles just to make the rent
I felt it start slipping, running out of time
Next thing I knew you left me behind
You boarded that one-way plane out to LA
Looking for the same things you pushed away
Traded gravel roads for the 405
And the stars in the sky for the ones on a sign
You're living what you used to dream
While I'm back here asking what it all means
And I can't help but wonder late at night
If you ever miss the boy you left behind
I still think about those days back in July
With the windows down and your hand in mine
We were burning time under the summer sky
Every second with you felt like a lifetime
They ask about you every now and then
I just shrug it off and give them a grin
Say I hope that you're out there doing well
But the truth is that it all went to hell
When you boarded that one-way plane out to LA
Looking for the same things you pushed away
Traded gravel roads for the 405
And the stars in the sky for the ones on a sign
You're living what you used to dream
While I'm back here asking what it all means
And I can't help but wonder late at night
If you ever miss the boy you left behind
I still have that old Polaroid on my dash
Of your sunburned face lit up by the flash
Deep down I knew we wouldn't last
But it's hard to let forever fade that fast
You boarded that one-way plane out to LA
Looking for the same things you pushed away
Traded gravel roads for the 405
And the stars in the sky for the ones on a sign
You're living what you used to dream
While I'm back here asking what it all means
And I can't help but wonder late at night
If you ever miss the boy you left behind
Miss the boy you left behind