Jimmy climbs on board that ol' yellow bus It sure looks big in his little eyes His momma waves, as her tears kick up the dust It's never easy to say goodbye Julie Rae in her pearl white wedding gown Has found her wings and it's time to fly It's all her dad can do to keep from breakin' down It's never easy to say goodbye It ain't easy to ever say goodbye It ain't easy lettin' go of the ones you love But believe me, we'll meet again by and by If not here then somewhere up above I've had some friends that I lost along the way They've been called on down the line Though their time was short, I think about them every day It ain't easy to say goodbye It ain't easy to ever say goodbye It ain't easy lettin' go of the ones you love But believe me, we'll meet again by and by If not here then somewhere up above Now the time has come to go our separate ways It's alright if you wanna cry Though I know we'll meet again someday It's never easy to say goodbye It ain't easy to ever say goodbye It ain't easy lettin' go of the ones you love But believe me, we'll meet again by and by If not here then somewhere up above

The pain that I've found I wonder if it slows where I'm bound The pain that I've found I wonder if it slows where I'm bound It's a strange life that shapes me Breathe deep on old memories I was the blonde child with the milk skin I had bad lungs they said was way too thin At fourteen I was terrified I wanted guts but then my stomach died I was 24 when I saw the truth That love burns You said it'd be easy You said it'd be easy I never said it was easy The pain that I've found I wonder if it slows where I'm bound The pain that I've found (You said it'd be easy) It slows where I'm bound (You said it was easy) The pain that I've found It slows where I'm bound