Boxes sit all over the yard

And fill up the backseat of the car.

I stand in the house for the final time,

I guess this is the last chance to say goodbye.

Goodbye, living room, where I sat on the couch

And watched hours of TV.

Goodbye, music room, where I was able

To let my notes ring free.

Goodbye, dining room, in which I stressed

For hours over my math.

Endless hair-pulling and midnight blackouts

Only make you harder to forget.

Goodbye, backyard, where I was free to run

And practice for all of my games.

Goodbye, front lawn, on which I stargazed

Until the bright hours of the morning.

Goodbye, parents' room, where I crawled into bed

As a little kid, scared by storms.

Goodbye, guest rooms, my favorite places to hide

If in trouble when dad came home.

Goodbye, bonus room, where I smiled and laughed

With my friends during childhood play dates. 

Goodbye, attic, my secret hideout

For those times when I needed my space.

And goodbye, bed room, it's quite obvious

That you're the hardest one to leave.

The keeper of secrets and critical decisions

And holder of so many memories.

Goodbye, place where my bed once stood,

And I lay both awake and asleep.

Goodbye, window that I looked out of

With a bird's eye view of my street.

Goodbye, desk, where I sat and wrote

Both my poems and music alike.

Goodbye, walls that held all my pictures,

My memories frozen in time.

And goodbye, Williamsburg, I will never forget

All the happiness experienced here.

Every victory, triumph, and shout of joy,

Every heartache and every tear.

Goodbye, friends who are a part of me

And whom I will never forget

No matter the distance, we'll never drift apart,

Because true friendship never ends.

Goodbye, classmates who taught me lessons

On how to forgive and forget.

Despite the pain, I'll look positively back

Despite the pain, I have no regrets.

Goodbye, old home, the tears fall harder

As I climb into the car to depart.

Keep the door open, but until I return,

You will always be in my heart.