I’ve seen love go by my door, it’s never been this close before
Never been so easy or so slow
Been shooting in the dark too long, when somethin’s not right it’s wrong
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

Dragon clouds so high above, I’ve only known careless love
It’s always hit me from below
This time around it’s more correct, right on target, so direct
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

Purple clover, Queen Anne’s Lace, Crimson hair across your face
You could make me cry if you don’t know
Can’t remember what I was thinkin’ of, you might be spoilin’ me too much, love
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

Flowers on the hillside, bloomin’ crazy
Crickets talkin’ back and forth in rhyme
Blue river runnin’ slow and lazy
I could stay with you forever and never realize the time

Situations have ended sad, relationships have all been bad
Mine’ve been like Verlaine’s and Rimbaud
But there’s no way I can compare, all those scenes to this affair
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

You're gonna make me wonder what I’m doin’
Stayin’ far behind without you
You're gonna make me wonder what I’m sayin’
You're gonna make me give myself a good talkin’ to

I’ll look for you in old Honolulu, San Francisco, Ashtabula
Yer gonna have to leave me now, I know
But I’ll see you in the sky above, in the tall grass, in the ones I love
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go
Ooh, you're gonna make me lonesome when you go
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

You're gonna make me lonesome when you go