Dust falls on the empty halls of my old school
 Where the memories fade like the casualty, a forgotten fool
 Now wide-eyed has [bad word] the blind of [bad word]  As equal only deep is now the word
 The lesson's not the answer you once heard

 "Don't turn your back on me, don't ever let me down"
 She said, "I picked you up each time before you hit the ground
 Your selfish face is now erased when someone mentions you
 And the darkness that you left is overstepped aside
 Will disappear in clouds, the sun arrives
 Within a mile of home, within a mile of home"

 Oh worry, oh my worry has it been that long?
 The whistle keeps on blowing but the chills all gone
 His empty frame cannot explain, there's nothing left inside
 So sing to me a song from yesterday
 When laughter filled the tears that we now make

 "Don't turn your back on me, don't ever let me down"
 She said, "I picked you up each time before you hit the ground
 Your selfish face is now erased when someone mentions you
 If only you had seen what I now see
 And turned the corner where you would of been
 Within a mile of home, within a mile of home"

 So sing to me, sing me a song, a song from yesterday
 And when the laughter turned these tears before the promises, then they'll slip away
 Don't turn your back on me, dont't turn your back on me, don't ever let me down
 Don't turn your back on me, dont't turn your back on me, don't ever let me down
 We are within a mile, we are within a mile, within a mile of home
 We are within a mile, we are within a mile, within a mile of home
 We are within a mile, we are within a mile, within a mile of home
 We are within a mile, we are within a mile, within a mile of home