BY THE TIME 
I GET TO PHOENIX 
SHE'LL BE RISIN' 

SHE'LL FIND THE NOTE 
I LEFT HANGING 
ON HER DOOR 
SHE'LL LAUGH 

WHEN SHE READS 
THE PART 
THAT SAYS 
I'M LEAVING 

CAUSE I'VE LEFT 
THAT GIRL 
SO MANY TIMES 
BEFORE 

BY THE TIME 
I MAKE ALBUQUERQUE 
SHE'LL BE WORKIN' 
SHE'LL PROBABLY 

STOP AT LUNCH 
AND GIVE ME A CALL 
BUT SHE'LL 
JUST HEAR THAT PHONE 

KEEP ON RINGING 
OFF THE WALL 
THAT'S ALL 
BY THE TIME 

I MAKE OKLAHOMA 
SHE'LL BE SLEEPIN' 
SHE'LL TURN SOFTLY 
AND CALL MY NAME 

OUT LOW 
AND SHE'LL CRY 
JUST TO THINK 
I'D REALLY LEAVE HER 

THOUGH TIME AND TIME 
I'VE TRIED 
TO TELL HER SO 
SHE JUST DIDN'T KNOW 

I WOULD REALLY GO