Gene Watson
Maybe I Should Have Been Listening
[Verse]
Here you are, back on my mind, where you stay quite a lot
Bringing back all the old memories I thought I'd forgot
I just keep finding you with me and I don't know why
Maybe I should've been listening when you said goodbye

[Chorus]
I can't believe how you keep hanging on to my mind
Now I know leaving means one goes and one stays behind
I can't escape from you, no matter how hard I try
Maybe I should've been listening when you said goodbye

[Chorus 2]
Maybe I should've been watching when you walked away
Maybe you wouldn't keep turning up day after day
If I'd paid attention, I'd have known you didn't lie
Maybe I should've been listening when you said goodbye
Maybe I should've been listening when you said goodbye