Well, I love her and she's leaving
She met a man, plays in a band, last weekend
And he lives out on the west coast
She says she's gotta go

But it's a long, long way from Myrtle Beach to L.A.
Anything could change her mind
One sunset or one regret
She could turn around, come back, and be mine
Happy endings happen all the time

She's almost finished packing
It's over 2,000 miles, a lot can happen
There's gonna be days and days of long stretches
Maybe she'll come back to her senses

It's a long, long way from Myrtle Beach to L.A.
Anything could change her mind
One sunset or one regret
She could turn around, come back, and be mine
Happy endings happen all the time

Well, I ain't waiting on no phonecall
I ain't getting my hopes up at all
I ain't setting myself up for a fall

But it's still a long, long way from Myrtle Beach to L.A.
Anything could change her mind
One sunset or one regret
She could turn around, come back, and be mine
Then everything would be just fine
Happy endings happen all the time

Oh, they do
It's a long, long way from Myrtle Beach to L.A.