She's Leaving Me Because She Really Wants To - Lyle Lovett

Thank you my friend

I sincerely appreciate the words you say

About how she’ll cry

And how she’ll grieve and miss me

When she goes away

Say them again

I need to hear the words once more

I can’t believe

How she’ll miss me when she’s gone

And how she’ll want to come back home

And never leave

But she’s leaving me

Because she really wants to

And she’ll be happy when she’s gone

She’ll be happy

She’ll be so very happy

She’ll dance and sing

Or even learn to fly

And spend her time with anyone but me

What’s that you say

That I’ll get over her the more that time goes by

But time goes so slow

When all I have to do is sit around and cry

No she won’t be back

I’d be a fool to try to fool myself that way

I know she hasn’t one regret

Because she hasn’t had one since

The day she came to stay

She’s leaving me

Because she really wants to

And she’ll be happy when she’s gone

She’ll be happy

She’ll be so very happy

She’ll dance and sing

And even learn to fly

And spend her time with anyone but me

She’ll be happy when she’s gone

She’ll be happy when she’s gone

She’ll be happy when she’s gone

She’ll be happy when she’s gone