Knowing When To Go Lyrics - Singles - Rita Macneil

The last time I saw you 

You were standing by the tracks 

Holding on to a vinyl suitcase 

Holding back an easy laugh 

Oh don't you know 

Standing on that crowded train 

Holding up your hands to wave 

Staring at the silent faces 

Holding back the falling rain 

Oh, don't you know 

Leaving's not always the hardest 

It's knowing when to go 

You knew the years would bring the changes 

And to you, they seemed so aimless 

Time melted all the seasons 

The gentle rain, the cool breezes 

Oh, don't you know 

Leaving's not always the hardest 

It's knowing when to go 

When the alarm sounds in the morning 

You know you'll have some place to go 

Plans made on windy days 

Are not always easy to hold 

Oh, don't you know 

Now you'll return here every summer 

You'll watch the sun dance on the water 

Pick the apples from the tree 

And visit friends on bended knee 

Oh don't you know 

Leaving's not always the hardest 

It's knowing when to go 

Oh don't you know 

Leaving's not always the hardest 

It's knowing when to go