So, did he leave or didn't he?

I got into a friendly debate with a good friend on Facebook. We went to high school together.

The fussing was around this old song. A song that was a part of our childhood.

I once told my parents that that song made me so, so sad. Then they pointed out….he didn’t actually leave! I shared that with my friend and the friendly battle was on.

My friend was insisting that he DID leave! “Look at the last line! ‘She just didn’t know that I would really go.’ ”

I was insistent that he DIDN’T! I said “He was just day dreaming about it. All the words are in the future tense! He’s singing about things that haven’t happened yet! And probably won’t happen this time!!” Friendly exclamation marks there to indicate a friendly argument.

So I leave it to you to decide who was right.

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By the time I get to Phoenix she’ll be rising
She’ll find the note I left hangin’ on her door
She’ll laugh when she reads the part that says I’m leavin’
‘Cause I’ve left that girl so many times before

By the time I make Albuquerque she’ll be working
She’ll probably stop at lunch and give me a call
But she’ll just hear that phone keep on ringin’
Off the wall, that’s all

By the time I make Oklahoma she’ll be sleepin’
She’ll turn softly and call my name out low
And she’ll cry just to think I’d really leave her
Tho’ time and time I try to tell her so
She just didn’t know I would really go