It's five o'clock this mornin'
and the sun is on the rise
There's frosting on the window pane
and sorrow in your eyes
The stars are fading quietly
The night is nearly gone
You slowly turn away from me
and tears begin to come

And it's goodbye again,
I'm sorry to be leavin' you
Goodbye again, 'cause if you didn't know
It's goodbye again, and I wish you could tell me
Why do we always fight when I have to go?

It seems a shame to leave you now,
the days are soft and warm
I long to lay me down again
and hold you in my arms
I long to kiss the tears away
and give you back your smile
But other voices beckon me and for a little while

And it's goodbye again,
I'm sorry to be leavin' you
Goodbye again, 'cause if you didn't know
It's goodbye again, and I wish you could tell me
Why do we always fight when I have to go?

I have to go and see some friends of mine,
and some that I don't know
And some who aren't familiar with my name
It's something that's inside of me,
not hard to understand
It's anyone who'll listen to me sing

But if your arms are empty now,
and who am I to blame?
You think if I was always here
Our love would be the same
But as it is the time we have,
is worth the time alone
And lying by your side,
the greatest peace I've ever known

But it's goodbye again,
I'm sorry to be leaving you
Goodbye again, 'cause if you didn't know
It's goodbye again, and I wish you could tell me
Why do we always fight when I have to go?

アメリカのフォーク・シンガーである John Denver の作品で、1972年のアルバム "Rocky Mountain High" に収録されシングル・カットもされましたがそれ程のヒットは記録していません。

オリビアのバージョンはガット・ギターを中心にしたアレンジとなっており、ボーカルの出来は非常によいです。
またこの曲ではボーカルの録音が生々しく、英語の f、v、th の歯を使った摩擦音をよく聴き取ることができます。