Mother woke up last night from a dream that made her scream
and she knows its because she's lost her love for her boy
who's leaving in the morning on the next bus out of town
Father broke down and cried because he's thinking back
about his heart attack and broken back he gave himself
His love for his son was strictly verbal
and now he's leaving in the morning on the next bus out of town
You know he's long gone
He ain't said a word concerning his destination
and he's got enough sense not to come back home