don't write a letter when you want to leave don't call me at three a.m. from your friend's apartment I'd like to choose how I hear the news take me to a park that's covered with trees tell me on a sunday please let me down easy no big song and dance no long faces no long looks just deep conversation I know the way I want to spend that day take me to the zoo with big chimpanzees tell me on a sunday please don't want to know who's to blame won't help knowing I don't want to fight day and night it's bad enough that you're going don't leave in silence - no words at all don't get mad and slam the door it's no way to end this I know how I want you to say goodbye by the circus tent with a big trapeeze tell me on a sunday please I don't want to fight day and night it's bad enough that you're going don't leave in silence - no words at all don't get mad and slam the door it's no way to end this I know how I want you to say goodbye don't run off in the pouring rain don't call me as they call your plane take the hurt out of all the pain take me to a park that's covered with trees tell me on a sunday please