There's this sad love song that everyone knows -
The words, the melody; it's quite sad and slow.
The pain-filled chorus is like a long-held sigh -
Each word just trying to prolong the inevitable goodbye.

It's just like a black and white movie from years past -
Each of them trying so hard to make love last;
But life throws curves balls and sometimes, you're out,
You're stuck all alone with tears cast about.

So she signs her letters with Ex's and Oh's -
Trying so hard, yet everyone knows.
They know she's hurting but they just don't care,
She is forced to live her life on a prayer.

"Goodbye, My Love." is about all she could say -
It wasn't her fault that she had to walk away.
With tears down her cheeks, she takes a last glance -
Her one last shot at an almost romance.

You watch her, counting each step that she takes;
Wishing and willing her to see this mistake.
But in a few minutes, she's disappeared from sight,
As you crumble to the ground, too heartbroken to fight.

So she signs her letters with Ex's and Oh's -
Trying so hard, yet everyone knows.
They know she's hurting but they just don't care,
She is forced to live her life on a prayer

She's settled down now, in a place far away -
Her mind keeps traveling back to that day.
The day she was forced to leave her love behind -
Now she can't get the thought of him from her mind.

The letters she writes you are filled with such sorrow -
You are never sure if she will live for tomorrow.
She's fighting a war no one was meant to fight -
You know it is wrong, but to her, it is right.

Your baby left on that airplane, so many months ago,
It seems like time is ticking by so slow.
The letters are few and so far in between -
You're just wondering what her virgin eyes have seen.

The fighting she's seeing is nothing compared
To the nights all alone when she's cold and she's scared.
She could never tell you what she's really feeling;
So she prays to God that somehow, you are dealing.

So she signs her letters with Ex's and Oh's -
Trying so hard, yet everyone knows.
They know she's hurting but they just don't care,
She is forced to live her life on a prayer.

One day, hopefully soon, she'll be back in your arms -
Away from the fighting and away from all harm;
But for now, she's lost to the world no one really knows -
As she signs her last letter with Ex's and Oh's.