The Art Of Leaving Quietly

The Art of Leaving Quietly

Words by Kerns ©2005 kernsongs, and Craig Holmquist ©2004

VERSE 1

Is there a backdoor through the kitchen?

I’ve got a sudden phone call

The restroom’s not convenient

Excuse my way down the hall

CHORUS 1

Don’t say goodbye

Don’t finish your wine

Don’t look to the sky

No Minnesota Goodbye

It’s the art of leaving quietly

VERSE 2

Shrinking back into the sofa

Soaking in the sneers and stares

Diverging from the script now

Contempt and judgements flared

CHORUS 2

No eye contact no goodbye

Out the bathroom window fly

Don’t finish your wine

A chameleon can take it’s time

You might want to leave quietly

VERSE 3

I see two ways how to leave here

Neither one takes much gall

Be attentive for the right moment

Or through the crowd go walking tall

CHORUS 1

There’s an art to leaving quietly