Goodbye my love, I cannot wait no longer
Traveling always makes my heart grow stronger
Vicksburg on a high hill, Natchez down below
The path will teach me, what I long to know
And what I'll find along the track
Will someday help me find my way back
To you
And my dreams
I could not live
Goodbye my love, I cannot wait no longer

Goodbye my love, I hope you'll understand
To desert you know never was my plan
I may be down, but I'll be up someday
And I'll return your love when I have found my way
For now I'll search 'til peace I find
Watch my step and map my mind
For you
And your dreams
I could not live
Goodbye my love, I hope you'll understand

Goodbye my love, I'm sorry for the pain
Someday soon you'll learn to laugh again
I can feel a south wind, I can smell the spring
The rain has ceased and the birds begin to sing
I have to feel things in their place
To line out tracks that I can trace
To you
And our dreams
I could not live
Goodbye my love, I'm sorry for the pain