An anthem about leaving the best behind for others once you're gone highlighting what's really of lasting importance. Mixed Vocals, Folk Music, Contemporary Folk
WHATCHA GONNA LEAVE (WHEN YOU LEAVE)
Greg Trafidlo & Neal Phillips
c 1998, KiraPole Music, BMI
Whatcha gonna leave when you leave.
Whatcha gonna leave when you leave.
Whatcha gonna give to others.
Whatcha gonna leave when you leave.
Chorus
I’d like to leave a melody, for voices raised in harmony,
To sing beside a campfire, on a starry summer night.
I’d like to leave a memory, of a loving home and a family,
Of friends around a table, filled with laughter and with light.
Chorus
I’d like to leave a country road, where no one in a hurry goes,
Where grass grows on the shoulders and the willows gently weep.
I’d like to leave a mountain stream, where the water’s clear and the
fishes dream,
Of mayflies in the springtime, in a forest dark and deep.
Chorus
And I’d like to leave the best behind, the baker’s bread and the aging
wine,
A taste for all the people who never shared the feast.
I’d like to leave a whole new world, where freedom flies like a soaring
bird.
Where soldiers tend their gardens, and the children sleep in peace.
Repeat Chorus (twice)
Tag: What we gonna leave each other,
What we gonna leave when we leave.
