I told myself that she'd be back
She aint the kind to stay mad
I'll hold her in my arms again before nightfall
I figured that a nice long drive
Would calm her down, clear her mind
By bedtime we'd make right where we went wrong
Now I'm convinced this is different than before
While the moon is high I'm still staring at the door
It didn't dawn on me till the sun went down
She was never coming back around
She's gone as gone can be
Lord it took a lonely sunset for it to dawn on me
Like the sun sinking in a western sky
She never stopped to say goodbye
As the world turns you know
she aint turning back
My pride wouldn't let my heart believe
That she'd really walk out on me
But the starry sky reveals the empty facts
That she just don't have
nuthin left to say
And away from me is where she's gonna stay
It didn't dawn on me till the sun went down
She was never coming back around
She's gone as gone can be
Lord it took a lonely sunset for it to dawn on me
Now I know it's gonna be a lonely night
You see it had to get dark before I saw the light
It didn't dawn on me till the sun went down
She was never coming back around
She's gone as gone can be
Lord it took a lonely sunset
It didn't dawn on me till the sun went down
She was never coming back around
She's gone as gone can be
Lord it took a lonely sunset for it to dawn on me
