Short and sweet, I was kinda disappointed when I saw the length of the lyrics to this song on the RTS album sleeve, even more disappointed when I found out it really was that short. But then I read this review of the album which named this song (along with "Goodnight Elisabeth) as one of the most powerful and effective songs on the disc. I was kinda taken aback by that and listened to the song again to see what I missed.

At first listen, the song seems very anti-climactic, after the grand "sing-a long na na nas" of "A Long December", this one seems quite bare and empty. But then, just force yourself to listen, and I mean really listen to what’s left….just a voice, and a guitar, simple, nothing snappy, no need for a chorus-verse structure, all that needs to be said is said. I tried picturing a longer version of this song, but couldn’t. It’s just all there.

With that said, this makes this the perfect close to an already fantastic album. The band, more specifically Adam spends 14 songs telling stories of what has transpired in his life in the last two or three years and it’s now time to leave, to go on with our lives. I read somewhere that the reason Adam added the two words "walk" and "away" was to make the meaning connote something already familiar between him and whoever he’s talking to. That "walkaways" are just a part of life, we meet people, and we say goodbye to others, only to possibly meet up with them again. Life is one big cycle, and so is this album, with this song ended, Adam and co. are off for a new adventure and will be back one day to talk about it too.

Some may interpret this song as sad, pessimistic…."no big differences these days, just the same old walkaways", but I think otherwise. I see it as a sign of maturing, the album basically is about "picking up the pieces of your life" after being "shot down", and well, with this song, I see acceptance in the part of the main character. Life is a bunch of walkaways, and he’s settled for that, maybe he’s learned to take less things for granted knowing this, maybe he’s holding tighter to the memories he has, we don’t know that, but the mere fact that he says "someday, I’m gonna stay" is a good sign that he has grown. A perfect feeling to leave us with….hope.