So many times I told you I was leaving And so many times how I tried But saying you're leaving so much easier Than leaving and saying goodbye 'Cause every time I'd start to go I wouldn't get ten feet 'Til I'd come running back Like a runaway child whose afraid to cross the street My mind might tell my lips to say that it's over But my heart would only say, "That's a lie" 'Cause saying you're leaving so much easier Than leaving and saying goodbye One minute I'm all set to go And then I change my mind There's such a difference between leaving you And leaving you behind I'm always saying something about leaving Oh, but something tells me I won't even try 'Cause saying you're leaving so much easier Than leaving and saying goodbye Than leaving and saying goodbye