One Last Time

When she picked up the telephone
His voice came on the line
She said, "This can't be happening"
An' tears fell from her eyes

She said, "What am I supposed to do?
I can't handle losin' you"
He said, "I just had to call to say goodbye"
One last time

He said, "There are some things in this life
That are out of our control"
Like who we fall in love with
And when it's time to go

She said, "What about the plans we had?"
He said, "This connection's gettin' bad"
Now c'mon baby, let me hear you smile
One last time

She started to apologize
For all the things that she'd done wrong
She said, "I would have loved you better
If only I'd known"

He said, "You were the perfect wife
Promise me you'll go on with your life"
She said, "The boys won't understand"
He said, "Tell 'em daddy loves 'em and be strong, whoa"

And he said, "Honey, I've gotta go"
She said, "Don't you dare hang up
There's so many things I need to say
I love you so much"

It was almost like she felt him leave
She cried out, "Can you still hear me?"
She fell down on the kitchen floor, when the signal died
As the pilot tried to pull out of the dive, one last