Lyrics
Sooner or later we're all gonna find
That we've made it to the end of the line
It gets heavier every mountain we climb
It's the things you leave behind
It's been one of those years
When people keep passing into the past
But you're still here
Gotta pick up the pieces of your life and theirs
Who gets what and why
We all cart around a whole lot of baggage
That would better be left by the side of the road
Books and records, old clothes and photos
Carry a heavy load
But sooner or later we're all gonna find
That we've made it to the end of the line
It gets heavier every mountain we climb
It's the things you leave behind
Unfinished business often bears witness
To the best of intentions for cleaning it up
Gonna get to it one day or another
Until it gets too much
Now I like to forage in some people's storage
As much as the next guy but you gotta expect
That what you find and pass along
Will keep on keeping on and on
And sooner or later we're all gonna find
That we've made it to the end of the line
It gets heavier every mountain we climb
It's the things you leave behind
Now my friend Jim, he packed it all in
To a twelve by four storage space
Boxes and boxes and boxes and boxes
All neatly piled and tucked in place
Now I got an attic and you've got a basement
Put it together and what do we see?
A piece of you and a piece of me
Moving on to antiquity
So sooner or later we're all gonna find
That we've made it to the end of the line
It's all there to remind and rewind
It's the things you leave behind
It's the stuff you leave behind
And it's the friends you leave behind
It's the songs you leave behind
It's the things you leave behind