By the Time I Get to Phoenix Lyrics
By the time I get to Phoenix
She'll be risin'
She'll find the note I left hangin'
On her door
She'll laugh when she reads the part
That says I'm leavin'
'Cause I've left that girl so many times before
[Verse 2]
By the time I make Albuquerque
She'll be workin'
She'll prob'ly stop at lunch
And give me a call
But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringin'
Off the wall
That's all
[Verse 3]
By the time I make Oklahoma
She'll be sleepin'
She'll turn softly
And call my name out low
And she'll cry just to think I'd really leave her
Though time and time I've tried to tell her so
She just didn't know
I would really go
About
“By the Time I Get to Phoenix” is a country ballad that was written by American hit songwriter Jimmy Webb. Known predominately for Glen Campbell’s 1967 recording as the title track for its album, it was originally recorded by Johnny Rivers in 1965. According to Jimmy in an interview for a live show with Glen, he had originally written the song for Paul Petersen, but didn’t make the final cut of his album.
The version recorded by Campbell reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and received two awards at the 10th Annual Grammys. It also became known as the song with the 3rd highest amount of performances between the years 1940 and 1990.
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