Content
The song consists of a man describing his decision to leave his woman, by writing her a note telling her, and his descriptions of what he expects she will be experiencing as he arrives at certain locations. (When a woman sings the song, she is the one leaving, and the man is the one staying, but otherwise the song is unchanged.)
- By the time I get to Phoenix, she'll be rising...
- By the time I make Albuquerque she'll be working...
and
- By the time I make Oklahoma she'll be sleepin'...
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