So many times I've told I was leavin' and oh so many times how I have tried

But sayin' your leavin's so much easier than leavin' and sayin' goodbye

Every time I'd start to go I wouldn't get ten feet

I'd go runnin' back like a runaway child that's afraid to cross the street

And my mind might tell my lips to say it's over my heart would only say it's a lie

And sayin' your leavin's so much easier than leavin' and sayin' goodbye

[ fiddle - steel ]

Yeah every time I'd start to go...

Leavin' and sayin' goodbye