Almost Goodbye

We gathered with the lawyer for the reading of the will
Mama sat there quietly between all of us kids
Then he opened up the papers
And my father's words were read
You could have heard a pin drop
When we heard the things he said
To all my loving family i leave this old house
Just split up all the money and pass it all around
But now that that's all settled and it's all said and done
Here's a few things that i'll leave with each and everyone
To the boys i leave the family name, the honesty and pride
To both my precious girls, i leave a million lullabies
Sing them to your children and let them know you care
And take what strength i gave to you and be patient, kind and fair
To all i leave undying love, let no one shed a tear
Cause i was the luckiest man on earth in the time that i was here
And finally to mother who's love was ever true
The greatest a man can give, i leave my heart to you
We all just kind of sat there, not knowing what to say
Then mama looked at all of us and said, "i'd like to pray"
So right there in that office in words so soft and still
We all swore that we'd honor the things in daddy's will

(lonnie wilson, kim williams, phil barnhart)

Chorus
My heart's too broke to pay attention
If love was a penny i couldn't afford to fall
Every girl in the world tonight could have sweet intentions
My heart's too broke to pay attention

I was heart broke and feelin' down
Billy joe said let's go to town
He said an ounce of cure
Is worth a pound of prevention
He said i know a little waterin' hole
Where the band is hot and the beer is hot
There's more woman there
Than at a tupperware convention

Repeat chorus

I aint ready for another love
Billy joe's trying to fix me up
He's a friend to the end
He's a man on a mission
He just punched me in the side
Said did you see what just walked by
She had a million dollar smile
And a body in mint condition

There was rain on the street last night
We stood beneath the front door light
And everything we said we made sure the neighbors heard
You called me this, i called you that
Standing on the welcome mat
Everything we felt it all came down to just one word
But you couldn't say it and i couldn't say it

Chorus:
You know i tried my best to go
I know you cried 'cause i hurt you so
It should have been easy to say that we were through
But to walk away from love was more than we could do
It was almost goodbye
Almost goodbye

Now there was sun through the blinds this morning
When i opened up my eyes
Outside i could hear a mockingbird
And i could feel your heartbeat as you layed there by my side
I thought of how the world could end with just one word
But you didn't say it, and i didn't say it

Chorus

Sometimes the most important words are the ones that you leave unspoken
You know i tried my best to go
And i know you cried 'cause i hurt you so
It should have been easy to say that we were through
But to walk away from love that way was more than we could do
It was almost goodbye
Almost goodbye, no, i couldn't say it was
Almost goodbye, oh oh
Almost goodbye.

(gary s. paxton)

Chorus
Woman, sensuous woman
You control the world i'm living in
Woman, sensuous woman
Release my body and let me live again

Step by step you taught me easy lovin'
Night by night you caught me in your web
My self control was overruled by passion
Now i couldn't see the heartache up ahead

Repeat chorus

Someone true is waiting i should be with her
And she don't know i crave your ecstasy
But many hearts will break if i don't conquer
This lustful spell you've cast over me

C 1972 acoustic music, inc. (bmi)

(gene dobbins, glenn ray, tim mensy)

See the lines in my face, there's one for everyday
I've lived without you and held you only in my mind
See these hands, how they shake, how long it will take
Before i leave you in the past where you belong
One day i might forget, but right now i'm not that strong
So i'll hold on