E5 B5 A5 E5 It's never over 'til it's really over A5 B5 E5 B5 And someone's left standing behind E5 B5 A5 E5 It goes without sayin' it's too late for stayin' A5 E5 B5 E5 When leavin's been comin' for a long, long time F#5 B5 I packed up my suitcase and started my pickup A5 E5 So many times in my mind F#5 B5 It's a hard road to travel from blacktop to gravel A5 B5 And the next hill is the hardest to climb I've got all the answers for most of the questions And some ain't been easy to find There's no more erasin' the things I've been facin' And leavin's been comin' for a long, long time Chorus And leavin's been comin' for a long, long time