Don't Belong There


[©, CJ Li, 2006.
Words by CJ Li
Music by CJ Li and Mike Southworth]

Walked in that place again
Forgetting how long it's really been
Either I grew taller or my house got smaller
The walls stood the same
But everything that changed

And in my mind
I remember feeling alive
In a parent's arms
Waking up to the alarm
But all I recognize is that old closet's side
The one I engraved my name behind

[Chorus]
And although I saw it
I couldn't help it
I didn't feel like I did before
I left it behind
Alive in my mind
But my memories
Don't belong there anymore

I visited my old empty room
Each night I'd sing there for an hour or two
I didn't expect to leave there so soon
Time had stolen
What I once knew

[Chorus]

Time to leave it all behind
I gotta learn to say goodbye
I gotta move on with my life
[Chorus]

I walked in that place again
Forgetting how long it's really been