These eyes never saw you leavin'   This heart is in need of some healing   These arms are letting you go   And our life is the greatest story never told      How many more ways can I explain this to you, boy   We have had this conversation several times before   I will accept nothing less than your complete respect   If you cannot give me that then maybe I should step      These eyes never saw you leavin'   This heart is in need of some healing, yeah   These arms are letting you go   Our life is the greatest story never told      All this cryin', all this fightin' simply ain't my style   Though you're one of the most important people in my life   I love you from the day we met, I know you love me too   But at this point walking away is the best thing we can do      These eyes never saw you leavin'   This heart is in need of some healing, yeah   These arms are letting you go   Our life is the greatest story never told      Are we meant to be man and wife? The answer I don't know   Of life's many mystery's what intrigues me the most   Is who our children would have been, I guess we'll never know   Even as I walk away, I'll always keep the hope      These eyes never saw you leavin'   This heart is in need of some healing, yeah   These arms are letting you go   That's life   That's the way the story goes      Truth is, every relationship is a lesson, yeah   Truth is, I saw it coming but it hurts anyway   Truth is, I'm not the reason you're so angry   Truth is, you're not the reason I'm so passive   Truth is, I've got to take back my power      Truth is   The reason why it hurts so bad   To walk away from you      These eyes, I never saw you leavin'   This heart my heart is in need of some healing   These arms, these arms are letting you go   That's life, the greatest story never told      These eyes   This heart, is in need of some healing   These arms are letting you go   That's life, the greatest story never told      Our love, the greatest story never told   Our life is the greatest story never told   Our love is the greatest story never told, that's right   And that's the way the story goes