as her car pulls out the driveway and she don t wave goodbye her last words echo in my mind listen honey i gotta get away i m standing here watching her tail lights as if they re some kind of sign fading into a memory i just got tired of trying so long i hate to see you go so i save my tears for later on down the road how come i keep on holding on knowing you won t be coming home you won t be coming home two days later i get a letter a picture of a room in some hotel sitting framed up on the table a picture i know so well you ve painted yourself in to a corner now you re trying to paint something new and your lipstick on the letter is a goodbye kiss from you so long i hate to see you go but i save my tears for later on down the road how come i keep on holding on knowing you won t be coming home i still set the table still set it for you and me it s become a habit my own personal make believe so long i hate to see you go but i save my tears for later on down the road how come i keep on holding on knowing you won t be coming home so long i hate to see you go but i save my tears for later on down the road how come i keep on holding on knowing you won t be coming home