Lights on the Highway (For everyone who has ever retired, been laid off, or left a job after many years.  It's the people that make leaving bittersweet. Inspired by my decision to leave a company I've worked for 16 years.)

Lights out on the highway Scatter in my tears Driving home for the last time After all these years Remembering the good times Forgetting about the bad Knowing I just said good-bye To some of the best friends I ever had Come each day to earn that check Pay the bills and rent The treasure that we leave with Are the people that we've met The time we've spent Working shoulder to shoulder Side by side Doing things together that alone We never could have done No matter how hard we tried

Days turned into weeks Weeks flowed into years Emptied in to the sea of time Suddenly I'm here   I remember staring at my desk That very first day One of many new friends Kindly stopped Helped me on my way That day turned into weeks Weeks flowed into years Emptied in to the sea of time Suddenly I'm here Lights out on the highway Scatter in my tears Driving home for the last time After all these years