The Last Chalk Eraser on the Last Day

Lyrics

Third grade teacher, thirty years in
Takes the posters down, one pin at a time
The paper curls like old goodbyes
Sun on the floor where the kids all lined

There's a name carved small in a corner desk
A heart drawn in pencil and rubbed away
She wipes the board for the final time
And the dust drifts up like the end of day

Goodbye, goodbye, the bell has rung
Little hands grown up and gone
I taught them letters, they taught me love
And now the room is quiet, the hallway's long
Goodbye, goodbye, the sun sinks low
There's a light left on in the window glow
Come back someday, come say hello
I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here, you know

She tucks the eraser in her coat
Locks the door and the key turns slow
A child's drawing on the fridge at home
Of a stick-figure teacher with a bright red bow

Goodbye, goodbye, the bell has rung
Little hands grown up and gone
I taught them letters, they taught me love
And now the room is quiet, the hallway's long
Goodbye, goodbye, the sun sinks low
There's a light left on in the window glow
Come back someday, come say hello
I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here, you know

The yard is empty and the swings sway
A single butterfly drifts away
She smiles at the sky and she walks on through
Every kid she taught is a miracle, true

Goodbye, goodbye, the bell has rung
Little hands grown up and gone
I taught them letters, they taught me love
And now the room is quiet, the hallway's long
Goodbye, goodbye, the sun sinks low
There's a light left on in the window glow
Come back someday, come say hello
I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here, you know

Come back someday
I'll be here