(j. webb)

By the time I get to phoenix, shell be rising
And shell find that note that I left hanging on the door
And shell laugh when she reads the part
That says: Im leaving
Cause Ive left that girl so many times before

And by the time I get to albuquerque, shell be working
And shell take off time just to give me a call
And shell hear that phone keep right on ringing and ringing
On the wall, yeah oh, thats all

And by the time I make oklahoma, shell be sleeping
Shell turn softly in her sleep and call my name out low
And then shell cry just to think that Id really leave her, I left her
But time after time after time I tried to tell her so
But she just didnt know that I would really go
That I would really go