Coming and Going

The young American man

At the home down the road…

It’s the four together

That four

The one’s with the home-away-from-home

The home down the road…

…but…

For one it’s the last Shobbos with the four

The last Shobbos

At the home down the road…

Four will become three

Three will soon be two

And then?

The one who’s leaving

Two years he’s been in this far-away land

Two years of growing

Two years of friends

Two years of family

At the home down the road…

The four came together in this far-away land

Pushed another to do better

To be better

And now one’s finished

And now one leaves

They’re all gonna miss him

A real good guy

Moved up, did well

His mum has gotta be proud

Wait…

The young man,

He shares the same fate!

All the wonderful people the young man’s met

The experiences

The families

The home down the road

What will become of them?

Are they destined to fade into happy memories?

Only to be stirred up by reminiscent sounds and smells?

The young man looks at the friend who’s leaving

He realizes what he cannot change

No matter how good it is

No matter how well he does

No matter how much he loves these people

He’s only passing through where G-d sent him

Collecting seeds for his desert abode

At the home down the road…

Two years will be up

The young man will leave just like his friend

He’ll stay in touch but then it’ll end

And Australia will again be a distant land

That’s just life

Hmf

The young man chuckles at a funny thought

Australia will fade away

Hm

Unless

He marries an ozzy girl that is

To the one who leaves:

Good luck!

Well miss ya!

Say hi to your mom for me