it don’t surprise me
that we weren’t built to last
it don’t surprise me
that we’ve been fading fast
we tied those knots so tight
as tight as ties that bind
I would’ve thought they’d
been harder to unwind
some old stars burn out their light
some just fade into the night
searched in vain for one last note
but an empty house was all she wrote
I guess I’m waiting
for the door that never slams
I’ll map it out in
charts and diagrams
I guess I’ll never know
how it all got sold so cheap
I guess I’m wondering
if you’re losing any sleep
some old stars burn out their light
some just fade into the night
searched in vain for one last note
but an empty house was all she wrote
Goodbye My Friends
Goodbye my friends
Everyone has gone away
Goodbye my friends
Am I the only one going to stay
We used to hang out all the time
But time flies and so does mine
Goodbye my friends
Goodbye my friends
Goodbye my friends
Everybody is running away
Goodbye my friends
Everybody is wasting away
We used to hang out after the game
Drinking beer stay out all day
Goodbye my friends
Goodbye my friends
Hello my friends
Everyones at the class reunion
Hello my friends
Everyone says there’s nothing doin
Everyones got nothing to say
Everyone is walking away
Goodbye my friends
Goodbye my friends
What did I go on and do that for
Picking the lock of a bolted door
Now all I’m feeling is insecure
You and another
You and your lover
How are you always so genuine
You wanna know how I’ve really been
Love is a game you were born to win
And I’m a loser
A fucking loser
that’s what I get for
Giving you the olive branch
I’m gonna turn that twig
to a goddamn match
Goodbye, goodbye again
Goodbye, goodbye again
I’ve tried to lie
But I can’t deny
That I can’t be your friend
Goodbye again
Guess all those stupid romantic shows
Are only fiction and now I know
I should have left well enough alone
No happy ending
We’re not a movie
That’s what I get for
Thinking that you still loved me
(Now) I’m getting burned up alive
By a memory
Same time tomorrow
I’ll meet you my friend
Back in my dreams where
Our love never ends
Head on the pillow
And heart taking flight
Same time tomorrow night
When my eyes open
I say my farewell
All day I miss you
Though I’d never tell
But when the moonbeams
Are hung in the sky
Then I can make you mine
Same time tomorrow
My memories dance
Crystalline visions
Of our old romance
There I can hold you
And make this alright
Same time tomorrow night
Head on the pillow
And heart taking flight
Same time tomorrow night
about
The final assignment of the round comes from William:
"a goodbye song. To a friend, a lover (breakup song), someone that’s passed on, or even an internal “goodbye” to a bad habit or thing you used to do”
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