By The Time I Get To Phoenix lyrics

By the time I get to Phoenix he`ll be rising
He`ll find the note I left hangin` on his door
And he`ll laugh when he reads the part that says I`m leavin`
`Cause I`ve left that man so many times before

By the time I make Albuquerque he`ll be workin`
He`ll probably stop at lunch and give me a call
But he`ll just here that phone keep on ringin`
Off the wall, that`s all

By the time I make Oklahoma He`ll be sleepin`
He`ll turn softly and call my name out low
And he`ll cry just to think I`d really leave him
Though time and time I`ve tried to tell him so
Oh, he just didn`t know
I would really go
I would really go

(Jim Webb)
Copyright 1967 Jonathan Three Music Co