The sign on the front lawn reads this house for sale
She told the postman where to forward his mail
'Cause somebody's leaving somebody behind
It happens all of the time
When somebody says, "Goodbye. "

They pack up their memories of each night and day
Then big moving vans come to take them away
'Til there's not a trace of the love left behind
It happens all of the time
When somebody says, "Goodbye. "

When love comes apart
What more can you do
But take all the dreams and divide them by two?
I guess broken hearts
Aren't anything new
Except when it happens to you

So, I'll take the tables
And I'll take the chairs
And we'll take the heartache in two equal shares
'Cause somebody's leaving
And somebody cries
It happens all of the time
When somebody says, "Goodbye. "

When love comes apart
What more can you do
But take all the dreams and divide them by two?
I guess broken hearts
Aren't anything new
Except when it happens to you

So, I'll take the tables
And I'll take the chairs
We'll take the heartache in two equal shares
'Cause somebody's leaving
And somebody cries
It happens all of the time
When somebody says, "Goodbye. "