[Verse 1]
Pomp and Circumstance was playing loud over the speakers
I was in a cap and gown, he was in the bleachers
Was he crying for me
Or 'cause he was gonna leave for good this time?
Guess mama and her movie star looks weren't enough to keep him
'Cause he was gone by six a.m. while the rest of us were sleeping
I woke up to a letter on my dresser
Saying, "This ain't our goodbye"

[Chorus]
He showed me Zeppelin III, he showed me how to drive
He showed me how to make somebody laugh until they cry
I guess he tried his best, and I have to believe
He would've shown me how to love
But all he knew was how to leave

[Verse 2]
Back in town for Christmas, we don't celebrate together
A twenty minute coffee where we talk about the weather
And his new wife, she's so nice
And will I let him walk me down the aisle?
"Will I ever get married?" is his all-time favorite question
I don't have the heart to say how I learned that lesson
So I laugh the laugh he gave me
And I try to hide my mama when I smile
[Chorus]
He showed me Zeppelin III, he showed me how to drive
He showed me how to make somebody laugh until they cry
I guess he tried his best, and I have to believe
He would've shown me how to love
But all he knew was how to leave

[Outro]
Lately, it don't hurt so bad to live my life without him
There ain't a day that goes by where I don't think about him
But I just let it go
Like he did years ago, and
Turn on Zeppelin III
Go on, "Tangerine"
"Ramble On," sing my song