Trying so hard not to cry   Since they say a man ain't supposed to cry   But these tears keep running from my eyes   I remember the day I came to the city   My children were crying, my wife was scared   She's gonna lose me to the girls in the city   To make her feel alright I said it's impossible   But I was wrong      Can't blame you when you're going   This is something you've got to do   You've got to go ho ho      You've been keeping me here   All these years as your private lover   Letters came from home   But I never answered   Till today when I got this letter   From my little daughter saying   'Missing you daddy', it's time to go      Can't blame you when you're going   This is something you've got to do   You've got to go ho ho      See me now, see me no more   I heard that whistle blow   I knew it's time to go   Sitting here in this train   Going so fast past the trees   I'm thinking of words to apologize   'Cause sorry ain't enough      Can't blame you when you're going   This is something you've got to do   You've got to go ho ho