I have wept until I slept into the lap of the lady that I love
And though she begged and she cajoled I couldn’t tell her of what I was thinking of
I didn’t choose, no I was chosen by a life that must be lived in passing through
And though she’s changed so much for me, changing this is the one thing I cannot do

Darling, I'm leaving, the distance keeps calling me on
Darling, come morning I’ll be gone

She is beauty, she is graceful in her poise, and she is gentle in her care
The is the calm within the centre of my storm, she is her fingers through my hair
She has my heart but it is breaking, because it knows that deep inside she still believes
That there will ever come a morning when I'm staying, and not gathering to leave

Darling, I'm leaving, the distance keeps calling me on
Darling, come morning I’ll be gone

Baby let’s get out of the city, we need to breathe some cleaner air
That creeping feeling’s starting, like I miss you, though we’re both of us still here
There’s a sadness in your smiles now, and an edge of desperation in your voice
We have all this independence but it still feels like we never had a choice

Darling, I'm leaving