A mournful image of impending loss, the title is taken from a blues piece first recorded in 1929 by Edith Johnson entitled, "Good Chib Blues":

Aah, tomorrow I may be far away
Oh, tomorrow I may be far away
Don't try to jive me, sweet talk can't make me stay...

Collage of various papers with charcoal and graphite on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Fund.

© Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, N.Y.

Source: National Gallery of Art, exhibition wall text