Everybody was talkin´ to me like I was a child
In their words I could hear them saying it´s just a matter of time
Any way it´s a long, long race been run
Anyway it´s a sad, sad song been sung

Dear John goodbye she said, sometimes it´s hard she said
Dear John I´ve broken away

Vanity is a hard old lady, you can´t read her mind
I´m a fool but I don´t fool easy while you´re foolin´ around
Anyway I can hold my own tonight
I admit I was wrong and you were right

Dear John goodbye she said, sometimes it´s hard she said
Dear John I´ve broken away