He always found it hard to take her   She wouldn't listen to advice   And though he never tried to make her   She often thought it would be nice      Oh, and now she's headin' out to California   It's been a long time comin'   But she's feelin' like a woman tonight   And she left a little letter,   Said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada   Goodbye. Goodbye.      She tried for years to be a good wife   It never quite got off the ground   And all those stories of the good life   Convinced her not to hang around      Oh, and now she's headin' out to California   And she doesn't know what's comin'   But she sure knows what she's leavin' behind   And she left a little letter,   Said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada.   Goodbye. Goodbye.      And though she finds it hard to leave him   She knows it would be worse to stay   He wouldn't understand the reasons   That make a woman run away      Oh, and now she's headin' out to California   With some money in her pocket,   She's a rocket on the Fourth of July   And she left a little letter,   Said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada.   Goodbye. Goodbye.