GOOD BYE
ŠJack Hoban
(Winter 1994) 

We met in California
It seems so long ago
I might have said I love you
Hell, what did I know
We basked in youthful reveries
And never thought to care
'Bout those grownup things that happen
They caught us unaware

And I know I'm gonna hurt you
I know you're gonna cry
Goodbye, Goodbye
You think I have betrayed you
Sometimes so do I, Goodbye

I remember Sundays
On the California coast
You looked so fresh and happy
I guess I'll miss those times the most
And all the Magaritas
And Mexican beers
Cliffside langostinos
Eternity very near

And I know it’s hard to fathom
But please, baby, try
Goodbye, Goodbye
I guess you will be lonely
But baby so will I, Goodbye

BRIDGE

I still see the laughter in your eyes
Throwing moonbeams down the passages of my mind
And sunsets through tears I can't disguise
Maybe we will only recall the good times

But now the sun is rising
On a very different sea
It sad to think how soon
Youth is history
And my thoughts are like these seabirds
They soar and dive and swirl
And I wish this never happened
Nor missed this for the world

And I won't make excuses
I won't even try
Goodbye, Goodbye
They say that things work out for the better
But we both know that's a lie, Goodbye