Great lyrics

BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX (Jimmy Webb)

By the time I get to Phoenix, she'll be risin',
She'll find the note I left hangin' on her door
And she'll laugh when she reads the part that says I'm leavin',
'Cause I left that girl so many times before.

By the time I make Albuquerque she'll be workin',
She'll probably stop at lunch and give me a call
But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringin',
Off the wall, that's all.

By the time I make Oklahoma, she'll be sleepin',
She'll turn softly and call my name out low
And she'll cry just to think I'd really leave her,
Though time and time I've tried to tell her so
Oh, she didn't know, I would really go,
I would really go...

It is hard to really read it without emotion.

When I saw it was by Jimmy Webb, I did a search because my memory is so bad when it comes to musicians and celebrities, as I read, it got better and better-- wow, what a range this guy has. He wrote songs I recognized in all sorts of styles. He is still performing, too. He has a resume from "left the cake out in the rain" to . . .
well, If you want to read and read about him, here is a link, worth checking out.