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26 Songs About Leaving Someone: Your Walking Away Playlist

When I think of leaving someone, it’s often the scene from Ernest Hemingway’s short story “End of Something” that comes to mind. In it a boy Nick is calling things off with his girlfriend Marjorie, and he says to her simply and sadly, “It isn’t fun any more. It isn’t fun anymore. Not any of it.” To which she replies, “Isn’t love any fun?”

“No,” he says.

Ouch. It’s a harsh way to say goodbye, but sometimes at the end of something there isn’t anything else to say but the truth. There are a lot of ways to leave someone (according to Paul Simon there must be 50) and lot of different ways to feel about it. Sometimes you’re left feeling empowered and strong, others times your parting is sad and lonely, and then there are those bittersweet goodbyes—the ones that leave you feeling hopeful for the future but sad for what was lost.

If you’re looking to leave someone behind (or if you already have) and you need a soundtrack to make walking away a little easier, I’ve put one together one for you here. From the loud blues songs that say goodbye and good riddance to the soft melancholy ballads filled with bittersweet reflections, there are a variety of leaving songs to play while you’re on your way. Explore the songs below or checkout the entire Songs About Leaving Someone playlist on Spotify to listen to them all.

1. Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You, Led Zeppelin

Favorite Lyrics: Babe, I’m gonna leave you Oh, baby, you know, I’ve really got to leave you Oh I can hear it callin ‘me I said don’t you hear it callin’ me the way it used to do?

2. I’ll Follow the Sun, The Beatles

Favorite Lyrics: And now the time has come And so, my love, I must go And though I lose a friend In the end you will know

3. These Boots Are Made for Walkin’, Nancy Sinatra

Favorite Lyrics: You keep lyin’ when you oughta be truthin’ You keep losing when you oughta not bet You keep samin’ when you oughta be a’changin’ Now what’s right is right but you ain’t been right yet

4. Walk Away, Ben Harper

Favorite Lyrics: It’s so hard to do And so easy to say But sometimes, sometimes you just have to walk away.

5. Walking to New Orleans, Fats Domino

Favorite Lyrics: You used to be my honey Till you spent all my money No use for you to cry I’ll see you by and by

6. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, Paul Simon

Favorite Lyrics: You just slip out the back, Jack Make a new plan, Stan You don’t need to be coy, Roy Just get yourself free Hop on the bus, Gus You don’t need to discuss much Just drop off the key, Lee And get yourself free

7. Farewell Angelina, Bob Dylan

Favorite Lyrics: There’s no need for anger, there’s no need for blame There’s nothing to prove, everything’s still the same Just a table standing empty by the edge of the sea Means farewell, Angelina, the sky is trembling and I must leave

8. Just a Song Before I Go, Crosby, Stills & Nash

Favorite Lyrics: Just a song before I go, A lesson to be learned Traveling twice the speed of sound It’s easy to get burned

9. That’s It, I Quit, I’m Moving On, Sam Cooke

Favorite Lyrics: Yeah, that’s it Baby, I quit, I’m moving on

10. Maybe You’re Right, Miley Cyrus

Favorite Lyrics: You might think I’m crazy That I’m lost and foolish Leaving you behind Maybe you’re right

11. Easier to Walk Away, Elton John

Favorite Lyrics: It’s easier to walk away Better off to face the facts When love holds you up for ransom Walk away and don’t look back

12. Bite the Bullet, Motörhead

Favorite Lyrics: Stepping out, I’m leaving here No use crying, crying in my beer Enough’s enough, believe it’s true Bite the bullet, I’m leaving you

13. Leaving U 4 the Groove, LMFAO

Favorite Lyrics: Baby we need to talk You know, you know our relationship ain’t really been going right I don’t really know how to tell you this but I’m leaving you for the groove

14. Diving, Sneaker Pimps

Favorite Lyrics: Leaving you became arriving Falling down became diving

15. I’m Leaving You Now, Lightnin’ Hopkins

Favorite Lyrics: I tried anything I could to get along with you You don’t mean me no good No, I’m through

16. Leaving You, Bad Company

Favorite Lyrics: You loved me and you made me what I am today You loved me and you gave in every single way You loved me and you gave it all so tenderly You loved me and I’m a telling you now on bended knee I’m a leavin’ you baby

17. I’m Leaving You Baby, Junior Kimbrough

Favorite Lyrics:

Well, I’m leaving, I’m leaving I’m leaving you baby Oh, girl, then I’m going away

18. I’m Leaving You, Electric Light Orchestra

Favorite Lyrics: You’re leaving me, you’re leaving me But just before you go, there’s something you should know I’ve found somebody new, and I’m leaving you

19. I’m Leaving You Again, New Edition

Favorite Lyrics: Girl, I’m leaving you again And I thought I’ll tell you when. I know how you must feel, But if you’re love’s for real. You’ll try to understand That I’m in popular demand.

20. I’m Leaving You (Commit a Crime), Stevie Ray Vaughn

Favorite Lyrics: I’m leavin’ you woman, before I commit a crime You the evilest woman, I think ever crossed my mind

21. Leaving the Table, Leonard Cohen

Favorite Lyrics: You don’t need a lawyer I’m not making a claim You don’t need to surrender I’m not taking aim I don’t need a lover, no, no, no The wretched beast is tame I don’t need a lover So blow out the flame

22. I’ve Been a Long Time Leaving (But I’ll Be a Long Time Gone), Waylon Jennings

Favorite Lyrics: Hello high line, hello highway Here come a big old semi my way Stick up my thumb, hear the truck come Trees goin’ by, lookin’ like a fly On the big legs are my Levi’s

23. Leaving Trunk, Taj Mahal

Favorite Lyrics:

I went upstairs to pack my leavin’ trunk, you know I ain’t see no blues or whiskey made me sloppy drunk I ain’t never seen no whiskey, the blues made me sloppy drunk I go home baby and I lay down on the lawn

24. Leaving New York, R.E.M.

Favorite Lyrics: You might’ve laughed if I told you You might have hidden your frown You might’ve succeeded in changing me I might’ve been turned around It’s easier to leave than to be left behind Leaving was never my proud Leaving New York never easy I saw the light fading out

25. As I’m Leaving, David Grey

Favorite Lyrics: And I’m almost Through the water Through the rain To the soul of everything Wash my heart out on the stones And I’m almost gone

26. I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton

Favorite Lyrics: Bittersweet memories That is all I’m taking with me So good-bye Please don’t cry We both know I’m not what you need

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