Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye

(Jeannie Seely)



So many times I've told you 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.



--- Instrumental ---



Yeah, 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.



Leavin' and sayin' goodbye...