It's the night before she leaves   She sleeps an unquiet sleep   You reach out to teach her while you still can   You reach out to teach her while you still can      "Departure" fills the air   When your time grows short it's everywhere   In each sad smile   In her restlessness   In the held back tears   In the talking less      Tomorrow you'll return   To where you held her days before   Where she said what you now recall   "Before we know it   I'll be going, I'll be going   Before we know it   You'll be walking away alone, away alone"      No amount of time is   Ever enough when you're dealing with   Long distance love where stations become   Become the best and the worst of places      Tomorrow you'll return   To where you held her days before   Where she said what you now recall   "Before we know it   I'll be going, I'll be going   Before we know it   You'll be walking away alone, away alone"