Johnny hates his job, he does the overtime Saves up all his money for that moment of goodbye No more saying yes when yes means no and no means fired Says goodbye to Emmylou, the only one he liked Goodbye, my old friend, it's sad to see you go Don't you worry about me, I'll be okay I hope that you find all that you've lost So long, you are gone, it's a goodbye song It's a goodbye song Goodbye song It's a goodbye song Yeah You can see she's kind, I see the way she helps Her name is Emmylou, but she feels like somebody else Singing those songs under her breath takes her away I hope she gets all that she wanted Every day is just the same (just the same) Could it make it better? Would it make it better for her? What kind of world is not the same? Could it make it better? I could've made it better if I stayed You can't make decisions when it's getting late And I can't roll my eyes and make it go away I'll miss the boat, I'll miss the car, I'll miss the train And I don't know if I'll ever see Emmylou again It's a goodbye song It's a goodbye song It's a goodbye song It's a goodbye song