It's never over   'Til it's really over   And someone's left standing behind      It goes without sayin'   It's too late for stayin'   And leavin's been comin' for a long, long, long time      I packed up my suitcase   And started my pickup   So many times in my mind      It's a hard road to travel   From blacktop to gravel   And the next hill is the hardest, I'll climb      I've got all the answers   For most of the questions   And some ain't been easy to find      There's no more erasin'   Things I've been facin'   And leavin's been comin' for a long, long, long time      I packed up my suitcase   And started my pickup   So many times in my mind      It's a hard road to travel   From blacktop to gravel   And the next hill is the hardest, I'll climb      And leavin's been comin' for a long, long, long time