Can't Take It With You

Never realized how much she brought to the table Till I went to sip my cup coffee where the table used to be No cats, no bed, no heirloom antique cradle An' no more hope for one day startin' that family Bet she's gainin' fast on Memphis with a trailer-load in tow Who says you can't take it with you when you go 'Cause she got away with everything that I had goin' And she got away 'fore I could make it all alright And I got away with leavin' what needs said unspoken Hell, I even blew the chance I had to say goodbye Yeah, she took her heart an' took off down the road And they say you can't take it with you when you go Good news is: ain't much here left for packin' Bad news is: she left behind a million memories All the echoes of her cryin', lovin' an' laughin' Left me with nothin' left to do but leave That ol' house is in the rear view: ridin' shotgun is her ghost Who says you can't take it with you when you go 'Cause she got away with everything that I had goin' And she got away 'fore I could make it all alright And I got away with leavin' what needs said unspoken Hell, I even blew the chance I had to say goodbye Yeah, she took her heart and took off down the road And they say you can't take it with you when you go Closin' in on Dallas, now, is the best love I've ever known An' they say you can't take it with you when you go