Never realized how much she brought to the table
Till I went to sit my cup of coffee where the table use to be
No cats, no bed, no heirloom antique cradle
An no more hope for one day startin that family
Bet shes gainin fast on Memphis with a trailer-load in tow
Who says you cant take it with you when you go
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Cause she got away with everything that I had goin
An she got away fore I could make it all alright
An I got away with leavin what needs said unspoken
Hell, I even blew the chance I had to say goodbye
Yeah, she took her heart an took off down that road
An they say you cant take it with you when you go
Good news is: aint much here left for packin
Bad news is: she left behind a million memories
All the echoes of her cryin, lovin an laughin
Left me with nothin left to do but leave
That ol house is in the rear view: ridin shotgun is her ghost
Who says you cant take it with you when you go
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[Instrumental Break]
Closin in on Dallas, now, is the best love Ive ever known
An they say you cant take it with you when you go