I've seen love go by my doors
Never been this close before
Never been so easy or so slow
Been shooting in the dark too long
When something's not right it's wrong
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

Dragon clouds so high above
I've only known careless love
It's always hit me from below

This time around it's more correct
Right on target, so direct
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

Purple clover, queen Anne Lace
Crimson hair across your face
You could make me cry if you don't know
Can't remember what I'm thinkin' of
You might be spoilin' me too much, love
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

Flowers on the hillside, bloomin' crazy
Crickets talkin' back and forth in rhyme
Blue river runnin' slow and lazy
I could stay with you forever

And never realize the time
Situations have ended sad
Relationships have all been bad
And I've been like Verlaine's and Rimbaud
But there's no way I can compare
All those scenes to this affair
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

You're gonna make me wonder what I'm doing

Staying far behind without you
You're gonna make me wonder what I'm saying
Gonna make me give myself a good talking to
I'll look for you in old Honolulu
San Francisco and Ashtabula
You're gonna have to leave me now, I know
And I'll see you in the sky above
In the tall grass, in the ones I love
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go