A GOODBYE JOKE WRITERS EARL AND MELBA MONTGOMERY, GEORGE JONES No, she not gone forever She's just playing one of her games And tonight when I get home Everything will be the same. 'Cause when I woke up this morning Yes, I found her goodbye note It just a game she's plays It just a goodbye joke. She's just goin' downtown shopping She'll bring me back some sporty clothes 'Cause I'm always on her mind No matter where she plans to go. If I thought she was gone forever Lord, I'd find me a hangin' rope That's why I'm drifting now It's just a goodbye joke. Ain't it funny the sense of humor A woman can have sometimes Especially that lovely woman of mine. Hey, bartender won't you bring me a drink 'Cause I still like ??? On the words she wrote In her little goodbye joke...