Well you drove off in the summer rain I waved to you like a sleeping dream Told me to stay callous if someone bothered me "The Eiffel Tower, the marching band But I'm sure you wouldn't understand" I just hope you don't stay gone Don't leave this world to me I saw your mother at the department store She looked innocent like a still-born But all I could think about was the sting Since you've gone nothing's been the same The wind don't sing and the sky's so dim I've seen her staring up to it saying Don't leave this world to me When the winter calls to war When the spring sets in once more When the summer starts to sing When the fall comes marching in You'll leave this world to me