knowin' you were leavin'

guess i'd known that i was losing you

but i never asked you why

thought i could live with your goodbye

time would pass and i'd get over you

it would be easy to go on

baby

i was wrong

so wrong

cause knowin' you were leavin' was easier than knowin' you're gone

as long as you were leavin' i never had to face the night alone

and i could tell myself on the day you went away

i could watch you go and still be strong

knowin' you were leavin' was easier than knowin' that you're gone

i almost laughed to think the fool i was

i can't fill this empty space

there's just no one to take your place

and as lonely days pass into silent nights

i realize that from now on you're not leaving

now you're gone and i was wrong

cause knowin' you were leavin' was easier than knowin' you're gone

as long as you were leavin' i never had to face the night alone

and i could tell myself on the day you went away

i can watch you go and still be strong

but knowin' you were leavin' was easier than knowin' that you're gone

and knowin' you were leavin' was easier than knowin' that you're gone