24 Hours

I've got 24 hours left until the moment

One last kiss, you'll walk out that door

Catch a plane, you'll fly to your new life

Leaving me, crying alone on the floor

It's taking every bit of strength I have buried

Not to beg you, at your feet, to stay

It'll take more faith than I've ever imagined

To believe we'll be together again one day

I'm trying to keep my face smiling

I'm trying to be happy for your fresh start

I'm trying to believe our goals are the same

I'm trying to trust what I feel in my heart

When you're gone, I'll be all by myself

Do you know I have never once lived alone?

I went from parents, to roommates, boyfriends and kids

It's scary my only company will be the phone

You tell me I'm stronger than I realize

I whisper it's because you're my rock

You tell me that you believe in me

I keep my eyes averted, away from the clock

You say it won't be long, we can visit

FaceTime and Skype, we'll have dates

We'll send snapchats just like we used to

Over screens is the way we now relate

You're lucky to be headed to the future

New job, new adventures, all new places

I'll have the memories keeping me company

I'll have judgement from the same smug faces

24 hours left where you're mine alone

24 hours until my world stops spinning

24 hours until this place isn't your home

Final stretch, bottom of the 9th inning

So gather me up in your arms so tightly

Kiss me hard with all the passion you've got

Rip my clothes from my body roughly

Use your lips to drive away my sad thoughts

I will grip your shoulders with fervor

We mustn't let this be how we say goodbye

Let's make this a "Until I see you again"

It's not over, right, so why do I cry?

24 hours the countdown is on

When you're gone, I will focus on my goal

To ditch this poison town and toxic reminders

A fresh start is what we need to become whole