Leaving is the longest word I ever learned In the time it takes to say it, the whole world has turned If a heartbeat lasts a lifetime then I've lived before 'Cause I remember standing at this open door This path is not the one I'd choose to travel Even as we watch what tied us unravel And the tears fall like rain Deeper than crying, the loving still remains Neither wants to be the one to say goodbye And neither wants to be the one who's left to cry But in our secret heart of hearts we both know That the time for patching up has passed and it's time to go This path is not the one I'd choose to travel Even as we watch what tied us unravel And the tears fall like rain Deeper than crying, the loving still remains So I'll be the one to pull our tangled lives apart I won't dodge the angry words that hide a broken heart And my calm fare-thee-wells cannot obscure That deep inside, my heart is also hurtin' so This path is not the one I'd choose to travel Even as we watch what tied us unravel And the tears fall like rain Deeper than crying, the loving still remains