Music by Elton John Lyrics by Gary Osborne I got home today Took a look around Trying to find that girl of mine She could not be found All her things were gone She just left a note It don't take no mastermind To figure what she wrote And she said dear John I'm moving on By this time I'm gonna be long gone Dear John c'est la vie Dear John so long You've seen the last of me I don't want her back I won't even try This time ain't just au revoir This time it's goodbye We could not go on Living like we were I was just about to write A Dear John note to her I was gonna say Dear John I'm moving on By this time I'm gonna be long gone Dear John c'est la vie Dear John so long You've seen the last of me