Never realized how much she brought to the table
'Til I went to sit my cup of coffee where the table use to be
No couch, no bed, no heirloom antique cradle
No more hope for one day starting that family
Bet she's gaining fast on Memphis with a trailer-load in tow
Who says you can't take it with you when you go

'Cause she got away with everything that I had going
And she got away 'fore I could make it all alright
And I got away with leaving what needs said unspoken
Hell, I even blew the chance I had to say goodbye
Yeah, she took her heart and took off down that road
And they say you can't take it with you when you go

Good news is: ain't much here left for packing
Bad news is: she left behind a million memories
All the echoes of her crying, loving and laughing
Left me with nothing left to do but leave
That ol' house is in the rear view, riding shotgun is her ghost
Who says you can't take it with you when you go

'Cause she got away with everything that I had going
And she got away 'fore I could make it all alright
And I got away with leaving what needs said unspoken
Hell, I even blew the chance I had to say goodbye
She just took her heart and took off down that road
And they say you can't take it with you when you go

Closing in on Dallas, now, is the best love I've ever known
And they say you can't take it with you when you go