Well you proved that you could do it, guess they didn't have a faith A bit surprised that you got through it, but now they've given up the chase Just how far can you go, and just how fast can you run Well I suppose you'll let them know, when you got your runnin done So you left your angel wings, and they kept your innocence Just like every other spring, when you went over the fence And you dearly miss your family, and they were prayin every day That you'd come back to your senses, and somehow they could make you stay They grab your legs, grab your eyes, they'd do anything to keep you baby Well somewhere there's a girl, and they say she got your eyes They may never gaze upon you, but you know bloodlines never lie If she ever gets the pictures, or the letters meant for her Well maybe shell forgive you, but you really can't be sure Hey she's got your legs, she's got your eyes, shed do anything to meet you baby But you fight it on your own, you swim against the tide That's always pulling you, back home, to Syracuse You send your mama flowers, on every mothers day Or maybe on her birthday, or the day she passed away And now you're decades apart, but she's not going anywhere And you know deep down in your heart, that one day you'll join her there Hey she's got your legs, you've got her eyes, shed do anything to see you happy But you fight it on your own, you swim against the tide That's always pulling you, you feel it your bones, you see it with your eyes You struggle to get loose, from your home, Syracuse Oh it seems that summers ending, and it gets shorter every year And a cold Octobers waiting, to remind you of the tears Now you're here with me, well you say you're still alone There's lots of things I'd love to be for you baby, but I could never be your home Hold my hand, hold my eyes, I'd do anything to make you happy But you fight it on your own, you swim against the tide That's always pulling you, and I feel it in your bones, I can see it in your eyes You struggle to get loose, You're going home, one day, to Syracuse You're going home, it's ok, its Syracuse