The moment I wake up, before I put on my makeupBy the time I get to Phoenix, she'll be risingI'll say a little prayer for youShe'll find the note I left hanging on her doorWhile combing my hair nowAnd she'll laugh when she reads the part that says I'm leavingCause I've left that girl so many times beforeBy the time I make Albuquerque, she'll be workingShe'll probably stop at lunch and give me a callBut she'll just hear that phone keep on ringingOff the wall, mean heartbreak for me, that's allI run for the bus dear, while riding I think of us dearBy the time I make Oklahoma, she'll be sleepingI'll say a little prayer for youShe'll turn softly, and call my name out lowAt work I just take time, and she'll cry just to thinkAnd all through my day, I really gave her a timeNo time in time I've tried to tell her soShe just didn't know, I would really goNo, she didn't know I'd goNo, she didn't know I'd go