(Bernie Nelson/Allen Shamblin)      Jimmy climbs on board that old yellow bus   It sure looks big in his little eyes   His mama waves as her tears kick up the dust   It's never easy to say goodbye      Julie Raye, 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 breaking down   It's never easy to say goodbye      It ain't easy to ever say goodbye   It ain't easy letting go of the ones you love   But believe me we'll meet again by and by   If not here, then 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 every day   And it ain't easy to say goodbye      It ain't easy to ever say goodbye   It ain't easy letting go of the ones you love   But believe me we'll meet again by and by   If not here, then somewhere up above      Now the time has come to go our separate ways   And it's alright 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 letting go of the ones you love   But believe me we'll meet again by and by   If not here, then somewhere up above