Alan Jackson
"When I Saw You Leaving" lyrics

When I Saw You Leaving

Ain't it funny how in a minute
Your whole life's looking fine
And a short few words later
It all just comes untied
You can't believe you're looking at
What was always someone else
Now it's staring right back at you
Yesterday you couldn't tell
So shock and dissolution
Helpless and confused
Not knowing how and what to say
Not accepting that it's true
You can't help but see the worst to come
A thousand different ways
The same time trying to hold on
Strong in optimistic games

When I saw you leaving
When I saw you leaving
When I saw you leaving in my mind

And the angry starts to surface
Looking up, asking why
And you realize he probably wants
The best, as same as I
Days just go by quickly
Nights just never end
As time gets so more precious
Every sunrise and old friend
Trying to be opposed, to lean on
A part you learn is hard to play
Asking God to let you take her place
Or just take it all away
Hope you'll wake up in the morning
Was all just been a dream
You never take for granted
Every second that you breathe

When I saw you leaving
When I saw you leaving
When I saw you leaving in my mind

And the seconds turn to minutes
And minutes wouldn't last
And the hours, days and weeks and months
Seem endless and too fast
And the lessons poured from Heaven
Like the rain on that first spring
Since that moment I first saw you
You might not always be with me

When I saw you leaving
When I saw you leaving
When I saw you leaving in my mind
In my mind

Ain't it funny how in a minute
Your whole life's looking fine
And a short few words later
It all just comes untied

Authors: Alan Jackson