Lyle Lovett She's Leaving Me written by Lyle Lovett (Because She Really Wants To) Lyle Lovett vocals/acoustic guitar Emmylou Harris harmony vocals Leland Sklar bass Russ Kunkel drums Marr Rollings piano Ray Herndon guitar Dean Parks guitar J.D. Maness steel guitar F Bb Thank you my friend F I sincerely appreciate the words you say About how she'll cry And how she'll grieve and miss me Bb When she goes away F Bb Say them again I need to hear the words once more F I can't believe How she'll miss me when she's gone And how she'll want to come back home Bb And never leave Eb Bb But she's leaving me Eb Because she really wants to F Bb And she'll be happy when she's gone Bb Eb She'll be happy, she'll be so very happy She'll dance and sing or even F Bb Learn to fly and spend her time with anyone but me SOLO F Bb What's that you say F That I'll get over her the more that time goes by But time goes so slow When all I have to do Bb Is sit around and cry F Bb No she won't be back F I'd be a fool to try and fool myself that way I know she hasn't one regret Because she hasn't had one since Bb the day she came to stay Eb Bb But she's leaving me Eb Because she really wants to F Bb And she'll be happy when she's gone Bb Eb She'll be happy, she'll be so very happy She'll dance and sing and maybe F Bb Learn to fly and spend her time with anyone but me Bb Eb And she'll be happy when she's gone F Bb She'll be happy...when she's gone Bb Eb And she'll be happy...when she's gone F Bb She'll be happy...when she's gone From Lovett Lyle "Joshua Judges Ruth" Curb MCA Records 1982 Michael H Golden Inc/Lyle Lovett(ASCAP)