“It's not the leaving of all I love that makes me cry
But my darling, when I think of you.”

— Hoyt Axton

"We Could Have Been Sweethearts (You Could Have Been Lonely)" from Spin of the Wheel (1990)
Context: So hold my hand, I'm going down fast,
And if I return, I'll never more be blue
It's not the leaving of all I love that makes me cry
But my darling, when I think of you.

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American country singer 1938–1999

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