(Slow, weeping acoustic guitar picking)
(Low hum of a pedal steel guitar)
I’m walking down this lonely gravel road tonight
The moon is hiding, but you’re still my guiding light
The wind is howling, whispering your sweet name
And every gust reminds me, I’m the one to blame
We had our share of laughter, we shared the bitter tears
I thought we had a lifetime, I thought we had the years
I trusted every promise that you ever laid on me
But you had other plans, across a different sea
Now you’re laughing in the arms of another man
While I’m still trying hard to understand the plan
It’s been so hard losing you, it’s cold inside my soul
I know that faith is playing out its complicated role
Yeah, you’re happy in his arms, while I’m drowning in the blue
Oh, lord, it’s a heavy price, just to be missing you
I keep staring at the photos in this dusty frame
Of the university lodge, and the magic of your name
We spent those weekends locked away, dreaming of the light
Wearing matching shirts, dancing through the night
Those memories are raining down, they’re flooding up my mind
Leaving all the pieces of my broken heart behind
Knowing I can’t hold you, it’s a fire in my chest
Sending tears of sorrow, put my weary heart to rest
Now you’re laughing in the arms of another man
While I’m still trying hard to understand the plan
It’s been so hard losing you, it’s cold inside my soul
I know that faith is playing out its complicated role
Yeah, you’re happy in his arms, while I’m drowning in the blue
Oh, lord, it’s a heavy price, just to be missing you
Letting you go was the mistake that broke the glass
Watching all our seasons fade and finally pass
I’ve chosen now to bear the pain, to walk this road alone
To accept that you were never mine, the seed was never sown
Now you’re laughing in the arms of another man
While I’m still trying hard to understand the plan
It’s been so hard losing you, it’s cold inside my soul
I know that faith is playing out its complicated role
Yeah, you’re happy in his arms, while I’m drowning in the blue
Oh, lord, it’s a heavy price, just to be missing you
I wish you well, my darling, under skies of gray
But don't you ever forget the words I used to say
In my next world, if the stars align, I’ll choose you once again
But for now, this is goodbye, my heart’s final amen
(Guitar slowly fades)
This is my last goodbye.
(Silence)