No it´s never on the day you leave
That you wonder what you still believe in
And you can´t remember why you said goodbye
You´ll hear an old familiar sound and hope it´s her when you turn around

But never, never on the day you leave

Love grows in the time it´s been
Since you last heard her sing
She´ll cut her hair and move somewhere
She don´t owe you anything

No it´s never on the day you leave
You can tell how it´s gonna be
To watch a girl become a ghost before your eyes
You wish you´d given her one more kiss
To put away for a night like this
But never, never on the day you leave

Love grows in the time it´s been
Since you last held her hand
She´ll fight for you like hell
Then force herself to like some other man

No it´s never on the day you leave
That you remember Christmas Eve
And all the things you miss about her crazy family
You´ll know how lonely it is to see a little drug store Christmas tree
But never, never on the day you leave
No never, never on the day you leave

So it´d be better off to write her
And leave a little note right there beside her
That says maybe we´re not perfect
But I´ll be damned if I ever leave
Damned if I ever leave
Damned if I ever leave