[Verse 1]
I'm gonna wipe these teardrops from my eyes
There ain't no use for me to cry
And there's some things I think I need to say
I'll think about you every day
Every day while you're away
I'll be true to you, honey, while you're gone
If you're not gone too long

[Chorus]
But if you're gone for a year or two
It may be too long for me to be true
I might find somebody else
'Cause I get lonesome by myself
I'll be the truest love you've known
And for a while, I'll stay at home
I'll be true to you, honey, while you're gone
If you're not gone too long

[Verse 2]
Tomorrow, you'll be gone, I know
So love me now before you go
We don't know what's farther down the road
There may be a detour sign
To upset plans of yours and mine
I'll be true to you, honey, while you're gone
If you're not gone too long
[Chorus]
But if you're gone for a year or two
It may be too long for me to be true
I might find somebody else
'Cause I get lonesome by myself
I'll be the truest love you've known
And for a while, I'll stay at home
I'll be true to you, honey, while you're gone
If you're not gone too long
Oh yeah, if you're not gone too long