I Told My Girl to Go Away

I told my girl to go away

She asked me if I meant today

I told her, "No, I meant forever

I'd see her never, never again"

She grabbed my hand, I watched her cry

She fought her tears and asked me why

"Without you near, I think I'd die"

I heard her say, "What can I do to make you stay?"

I told my girl to go away

The words I spoke were hard to say

The pain inside she could not see

How could I tell her, as much as I loved her

We'd never be

I overheard her mom and dad

I heard them say that they'd be glad

When she'd start dating her own kind

"She's still growing up, don't worry, dear

She'll find out herself, let's not interfere"

I told my girl to go away

"I don't love you", I had to say

And then I died that day I lied

Now all of my life I'll have to pay

For those two words I had to say

"Go away"

I told my girl to go away

I told my girl to go away

I told my girl to go away