Tell me when the time we had slipped away Tomorrow turned to yesterday And I don't know how Tell me what can stop this river of tears It's been building up for years For this moment now Here I stand Arms open wide I've held you close Kept you safe 'Til you could fly Tell me where the road ahead is gonna bend And how to harness up the wind And how to say goodbye Tell me why Why does following your dreams Take you far away from me And I knew that it would Tell me how to fill the space you left behind And how to laugh instead of cry And how to say goodbye Here I stand Arms open wide I've held you close Kept you safe 'Til you could fly Tell me where the road ahead is gonna bend And how to harness up the wind And how to say goodbye

As soon as the doors slammed And silence that fell Was all that you left me With a story to tell But I'll take your hands and as chance Then I'll smoke with you I tried to find the truth And I ain't there with you I never listen, I never listen All the things you said I'll never hear again I should've listened Don't say goodnight Know your love didn't mean goodbye We just watched it burn Know we could've kept going by I should be loving you I should be loving you Your makeup on my sheets Your clothes on the floor The photos that I'll keep How we were before Before I took you for granted Before the memories were torn I tried to find the truth And I ain't there with you I never listen, I never listen All the things you said I'll never hear again I should've listened Don't say goodnight Know your love didn't mean goodbye We just watched it burn Know we could've kept going by I should be loving you I should be loving you It's time to confess, I'm doing my best But this time I won't get it wrong It's time to confess, I'm doing my best But this time I won't lead you wrong Don't say goodnight Know your love didn't mean goodbye We just watched it burn Know we could've kept going by I should be loving you I should be loving you

It's five o'clock this morning And the sun is on the rise There's frosting on the window pane And sorrow in your eyes The stars are fading quietly The night is nearly gone You slowly turn away from me And tears begin to come And it's goodbye again I'm sorry to be leaving you Goodbye again 'Cause if you didn't know It's goodbye again And I wish you could tell me Why do we always fight when I have to go? It seems a shame to leave you now The days are soft and warm I long to lay me down again And hold you in my arms I long to kiss the tears away And give you back your smile But other voices beckon me and for a little while It's goodbye again I'm sorry to be leaving you Goodbye again 'Cause if you didn't know It's goodbye again And I wish you could tell me Why do we always fight when I have to go? I have to go and see some friends of mine And some that I don't know And some who aren't familiar with my name It's something that's inside of me Not hard to understand It's anyone who will listen to me sing But if your arms are empty now Then who am I to blame You think if I was always here Our love would be the same But as it is, the time we have Is worth the time alone And lying by your side The greatest peace I've ever known But it's goodbye again I'm sorry to be leaving you Goodbye again 'Cause if you didn't know It's goodbye again And I wish you could tell me Why do we always fight when I have to go?

And now that it's all over The birds can nest again I'll only snow when the sun comes out I'll shine only when it starts to rain And if you want a drink Just squeeze my hand And wine will flow into the land And feed my lambs For I am a mirror I can reflect the moon I will write songs for you I'll be your silver spoon I'm sorry, I took your time I am the poem that doesn't rhyme Just turn back a page I'll waste away, I'll waste away I'll waste away, I'll waste away I'll waste away, I'll waste away

It's a you-said-this and she-said-that And before you know, it blows up fast It's a teardrop falls and a slammin' door And you don't even know what you're fightin' for Hey, nobody said love was easy And I know it can be kinda hard to swallow your pride You thought "sorry" was the hardest word You are ever gonna have to say to her in your whole life Try sayin' goodbye Try sayin' goodbye Well, you fought like hell just to get this far Yeah, you got the girl and she stole your heart And now you're on a stool shootin' Ninety Proof But you ain't done nothin' that you can't undo It ain't too late Hey, nobody said love was easy And I know it can be kinda hard to swallow your pride You thought "sorry" was the hardest word You are ever gonna have to say to her in your whole life Try sayin' goodbye Try sayin' goodbye Try sayin' goodbye Yeah, oh yeah You think you're tough Try standin' in the dust While the woman you love Put you in the rearview And drives away Hey, nobody said love was easy And I know it can be kinda hard to swallow your pride You thought "sorry" was the hardest word You are ever gonna have to say to her in your whole life Try sayin' goodbye Try sayin' goodbye Oh yeah (Try sayin' goodbye)

We watched the bands until the stars burn out the morning sky You dragged me in became the skin that keeps me warm at night All that you left me was a number, on the back of my hand I kissed the poison on your lips till I was paralysed Now all the chemicals are burning right between my eyes All that you left me was a number, on the back of my hand I got nothing, woo hoo, woo hoo So I've been walking, I'm gonna find you Through every backstreet I will run through, oh I count the days, oh, till I can bring you home Your hand in my hand woo hoo, woo hoo hoo Let's slip away I know a place some where outside of town I lost your grip out in the rain amongst the raging crowd And all your numbers started fading, from the back of my hand I got nothing, woo hoo, woo hoo So I've been walking, I'm gonna find you Through every backstreet I will run though, oh I count the days, oh, till I can bring you home Your hand in my hand yeah, woo hoo, woo hoo hoo Woo hoo, woo hoo yeah Woo hoo, woo hoo yeah Woo hoo, woo hoo yeah Till I can bring you home Woo hoo, woo hoo yeah Woo hoo, woo hoo yeah Woo hoo, woo hoo yeah Sill I can bring you home So I've been walking, I'm gonna find you Through every backstreet I will run through, oh I count the days, oh, till I can bring you home Your hand in my hand, woo hoo, woo hoo hoo