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Artist: Gary Allan
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Tough Goodbye
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Tough Goodbye
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That was a tough goodbye
And what tore me down was watchin’ her try not to cry
She asked me to stay and for a minute i thought i might
Yeah, that was a tough goodbye
That was a long night
Full of lookin’ back and wonderin’ what it might ‘a been like
Must’ve drove her memory across at least ten state lines
Yeah, that was a long, long night
And i’m not quite ready yet
To settle down or even let
Someone get a hold of me
‘cause i’m not done being free
I still have a few roads
To travel down and lord knows
I got way too close that time
That was a tough goodbye
That was a hurtin’ kind
Not the so long after awhile, see ya soon, some other time
Where i just walk away and everybody’s fine
No, that was a hurtin’ kind
And i’m not quite ready yet
To settle down or even let
Someone get a hold of me
‘cause i’m not done being free
I still have a few roads
To travel down and lord knows
I got way too close that time
That was a tough goodbye
I know i won’t find anyone better
I can’t keep runnin’ forever
And i’m not quite ready yet
To settle down or even let
Someone get a hold of me
‘cause i’m not done being free
I still have a few roads
To travel down and lord knows
I got way too close that time
That was a tough goodbye
That was a tough goodbye
That was a tough goodbye
And what tore me down was watchin’ her try not to cry
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