Goodbye Again - Mary Chapin Carpenter

(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