baby's gotten good at goodbye

what a rotten day this turned out to be. i still can't believe she'd leave so easily. she just got all her things

threw 'em into a pile

then she loaded her car and said after a while

she'd done this before

but this time she didn't cry. that's why i'm sittin' on the front steps

staring down the road

wond'rin' if she'll come back -

this time i don't know. after she packed

when she looked back

there were no tears in her eyes

and that's got me worried thinking

maybe my baby's gotten good at goodbye. all the times before she'd break down and cry. she'd make her threats

but her heart wasn't set on goodbye. she just wanted me to hear what she had to say. now i'm lost for words

since she went away. she may not return for this time she didn't cry.