Jimmy climbs on board that old yellow bus   It sure looks big in his little eyes   His mama waits as her tears kick up the dust   It's never easy to say goodbye      Julie Ray in her pearl white wedding gown   Has found her wings and it's time to fly   It's all her dad can do to keep from breakin' down   It's never easy to say goodbye      It ain't easy to ever say goodbye   It ain't easy, lettin' go of the ones you love   But believe me, begin by and by   If not here than somewhere up above      I've had some friends that I lost along the way   They've been called on down the line   Though their time was short, I think about them everyday   And it ain't easy to say goodbye      It ain't easy to ever say goodbye   It ain't easy, lettin' go of the ones you love   But believe me, begin by and by   If not here than somewhere up above      Now the time has come to go our separate ways   And it's all right if you want to cry   And though I know, we'll meet again someday   It's never easy to say goodbye      It ain't easy to ever say goodbye   It ain't easy, lettin' go of the ones you love   But believe me, begin by and by   If not here than somewhere up above