jimmy climbs on board that old yellow bus it sure looks big in his little eyes his mama waits as her tears kick up the dust it s never easy to say goodbye julie ray in her pearl white wedding gown has found her wings and it s time to fly it s all her dad can do to keep from breakin down it s never easy to say goodbye it ain t easy to ever say goodbye it ain t easy lettin go of the ones you love but believe me begin by and by if not here than somewhere up above i ve had some friends that i lost along the way they ve been called on down the line though their time was short i think about them everyday and it ain t easy to say goodbye it ain t easy to ever say goodbye it ain t easy lettin go of the ones you love but believe me begin by and by if not here than somewhere up above now the time has come to go our separate ways and it s all right if you want to cry and though i know we ll meet again someday it s never easy to say goodbye it ain t easy to ever say goodbye it ain t easy lettin go of the ones you love but believe me begin by and by if not here than somewhere up above