Goodbye Again

(mary chapin carpenter)



Every night she sleeps alone

And by her bed she puts the phone

And every morning after that

She takes the phone and puts it back



Now he's got a wife back home

And three kids up and grown

But these are things that go unsaid

He might call her from the road

Just in time to say hello and

Goodbye again



She keeps his picture tucked away

She think she might have it framed someday

And maybe he'll come see it there

Hanging by her rocking chair

In a corner of her room

On a sunday afternoon

When all the world is dull and grey

She might close her eyes and sit

Rocking gently for a bit

Till all the bad thoughts go away



Back when children played their games

London bridge and jesse james

She captured flags she bounced the ball

And every time she beat them all



Now she comes home to her cat

In a three room walk up flat

And plays a game of solitaire

Well she made a fist last night

And she broke the hallway light

And the pieces scattered everywhere

You see he's got a wife back home

And three kids up and grown

But these are things that go unsaid

He might call her from the road

Just in time to say hello

And goodbye again




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