I got home today
Took a look around
Trying to find that girl of mine

She could not be found

All her things were gone

She just left a note
It don't take no mastermind
To figure what she wrote


And she said dear John I'm moving on
By this time I'm gonna be long gone

Dear John c'est la vie
Dear John so long
You've seen the last of me


I don't want her back
I won't even try

This time ain't just au revoir
This time it's goodbye


We could not go on
Living like we were
I was just about to write

A Dear John note to her

I was gonna say

Dear John I'm moving on
By this time I'm gonna be long gone
Dear John c'est la vie

Dear John so long
You've seen the last of me