Goodbye

The Luke Walton Band · Goodbye/Hello · 2010 · From Goodbye/Hello

Dream slow-dance that vanishes at dawn: one night you had a home, then you wake up just to hear goodbye.

Opening track on Goodbye/Hello (September 1, 2010). Lyrics per archived lukewaltonband.com (May 2012 capture). Pairs with closer-adjacent Missin’ the Way and title counterpart Hello Beautiful, dream romance that evaporates at sunrise: why did I wake up just to hear goodbye.

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Words and music by Luke Walton (Luke Francis Walton). The Luke Walton Band.

Lyrics

We're slow dancing on a cloud,
Your sweet lips are calling now,
As I'm leaning in,
The choir begins,
To sing us into the night.

But as we lay in our embrace,
Something seems wrong in this place.
You go and fade away,
Just as the day,
Fills our room with light.

I open my eyes and give my head a smack,
Wishing that you would just come on back.

For one night I had a home,
A heart to lean on and call our own.
Gone in a moment I'm caught in a lie.
Why did I wake up just to hear goodbye.

I'm sittin' silent on my bed,
Wringin my thumbs and scratchin my head.
I'm cryin out your name,
But it don't feel the same,
Knowin' I'll never see you again.

I lose my cool and give my bed a smack,
Wishing that you could just come on back.

For one night I had a home,
A heart to lean on and call our own.
Gone in a moment I'm caught in a lie.
Why did I wake up just to hear goodbye.

I can't stand just getting a taste,
Cause now I'm stuck in such an empty place.
Prayin' that someday you might just gimme a call.

For one night I had a home,
A heart to lean on and call our own.
Gone in a moment I'm caught in a lie.
Why did I wake up just to hear goodbye.

For one night I had a home,
A heart to lean on and call our own.
Gone in a moment I'm caught in a lie.
Why did I wake up just to hear goodbye.