They've been together now for eighteen years And every growin' pain has led them here She's packed up that last box in her old Chevrolet Her mama says Tennessee seems so far away And it's the first time she's seen her daddy cry (CHORUS) But everybody's gotta go sometime Everbody's gotta cross that line Even though goodbye won't come easy Leave a little bit of love behind It takes a lot of faith to find The strength to walk away freely Everybody's gotta go sometime He found the love note in her dresser drawer Right then he forgot what he was looking for A decade of trust just went down the drain She choked on her words when she tried to explain And as he walked away, she begged him to stay (REPEAT CHORUS) All we really know for sure is nothing stays the same Don't be frightened by the winds of change (REPEAT CHORUS) Everybody's gotta go sometime Everybody's gotta go sometime