This just might be the hardest thing I ever had to do   I never thought I'd see the day I'd be living without you   Now I can't even look you in the eye   'Cause I know what it does when I see you cry   And that's not what I wanna do      So here's my dear John, don't waste your time   When you respond I'll be gone   Before I change my mind   I'll just stop now and say goodbye      Now I realized all the promises I've made to you through the years   And all the times you forgave me even when I caused you tears   But I just can't do it can't hurt you again   You might say that I'm less than a man   But this is what I need to do      So here's my dear John, don't waste your time   When you respond I'll be gone   Before I change my mind   I'll just stop now and say goodbye      Now I know you probably readin' this sayin' this ain't happenin'   Maybe one day we'll start all over and we can try again   But right now I just gotta go, I'm not comin' back until I'm sure   That I ain't gonna hurt you no more      So here's my dear John, don't waste your time   When you respond I'll be gone   Before I change my mind   I'll just stop now and say goodbye   I'll just stop now and say goodbye   I'll just stop now and say goodbye