Don’t Say Goodbye

*[harmonizing with the guitars]*

mmmmmmm mm mm

mmmmmmmmmmmm

*[Emotional delivery]*

am i human if i laugh,

or to cry if i say goodbye,

but iv learned from the past,

if you say goodbye, they all die,

say, see you later, my friend

givem a chance, a purpose

see you later once again,

but, im always so nervous,

what if it doesnt matter?

what if its all just a scam?

if i climb this lonely latter,

will i ever meat the man?

will i just see the clouds?

is ther a kingdom in the shroud?

if i only knew id understand,

but without a single plan,

without a reason why,

i cant just lettem leave

without saying goodbye,

but that always makes me grieve,

almost every single time,

every time i sayyyyyyy,

i sayyyyyyy, good-byeeee

*[Raspy raw energy]* *[Echoing ad libs]*

If you love’em! (yeah) hug’em

dont lettem leave,wantin,more (more)

if you love’emmm! (yeah) hug’em

before they walk,out the,door (door)

you can watchem walk away, (way)

you can callem to say hi, (hi)

but.. (but)

what ever you do, never say…..

neverrrrr say gooooodbyyye! (yeah)

n-neverrrrr say-ay

good-bye-eye-eye..

yeah, good…bye…

mmmMMMmmm

(good bye)

*[Guitar Solo]*

**[Bridge – building, raw, almost spoken at first then rising]**

*(guitars drop to a tense pulse, voice low and cracked)*

I hold the words so tight

Afraid the end would come

But it all feels like a lie

the truth hurts me numb

Maybe i dont need to know

Maybe i just need to pray

Maybe all we have to do

is love ’em before they drift away

*[Raspy raw energy]* *[Echoing ad libs]*

If you love’em! (yeah) hug’em

dont lettem leave,wantin,more (more)

if you love’emmm! (yeah) hug’em

before they walk,out the,door (door)

you can watchem walk away, (way)

you can callem to say hi, (hi)

but.. (but)

what ever you do, never say…..

neverrrrr say gooooodbyyye! (yeah)

n-neverrrrr say-ay

good-bye-eye-eye..

yeah, good…bye…

mmmMMMmmm

(good bye)

**[Outro – soft power, fading into space]**

*(full band swells then gradually strips away, voice raspy and intimate)*

Neverrrrr say goodbye…

(never say it)

Neverrrrr say goodbye…

(hold on, hold on)

See you later

See you later

Mmmmm… never say…

Goodbye…

*(final guitar swell, then silence)*