Hard to Leave

[Intro]
I miss you so much
And I love you so much
And I wish you could come back

[Verse 1]
It's been a while since I heard my nephew's voice
It's been a while since we sat down on the ground playing with his toys
And I wonder if he's saying my name
And I wonder if he'd recognise my face
And I wonder if he knows how much I miss him every day

[Chorus]
There's a reason I don't come back and it ain't just 'cause I'm broke
It ain't the dishes in the sink or the laundry left to fold
It ain't that I don't miss you and it ain't that I've got someplace I'd rather be
'Cause when it's time to say goodbye, it's just too damn hard to leave

[Verse 2]
My white sheets are grey 'cause mom ain't 'round to fix 'em
She's half a world away, down the road from my baby sister
It makes me wonder if my family understands
But they ain't the ones leaving, so I don't think they can

[Chorus]
There's a reason I don't come back and it ain't just 'cause I'm broke
It ain't the dishes in the sink or the laundry left to fold
It ain't that I don't miss you and it ain't that I've got someplace I'd rather be
'Cause when it's time to say goodbye, it's just too damn hard

[Bridge]
Oh, I hope someday I wake up to a knock on my door and see my little brother
Standing right behind him, looking ten feet tall, my dad's there with my mother
When they'd leave, maybe they'd see

[Chorus]
The reason I don't come back ain't because I'm broke
I just know when it comes time to leave, I won't wanna go
I hope you know I miss you and I hope you know there's no place I'd rather be
The reason I don't come back
Said, the reason I don't come back
It's just too damn hard to leave
Oh, it's too damn hard to leave