Goodbye

[Verse 1]
I kept your laugh in the back of my head
Like a song that would start when the weather turned red
You were kind, you were fierce, you were wrong for my years
Now I can say it without dressing it up

[Pre-Chorus]
We made a good thing carry too much
I won't call it a failure just because it gave up

[Chorus]
Goodbye to the loves I outgrew
To the hands I held hard, then let loose
You were real, you were mine for a while
I'll keep what was true, not the ache or denial
Goodbye, and I mean it with care
I can leave you behind and still know you were there

[Verse 2]
I pass the old field where we missed the last bus
You told me the truth when we both made a fuss
That summer was ours; it doesn't belong to the years
I don't have to hate you to loosen my grip

[Pre-Chorus]
We made a good thing carry too much
I won't call it a failure just because it gave up

[Chorus]
Goodbye to the loves I outgrew
To the hands I held hard, then let loose
You were real, you were mine for a while
I'll keep what was true, not the ache or denial
Goodbye, and I mean it with care
I can leave you behind and still know you were there

[Bridge]
Some names still catch in my throat
Some days I smile when they come up
No blame to send, no debt to collect
Just a life moving on, with respect

[Final Chorus]
Goodbye to the loves I outgrew
To the hands I held hard, then let loose
You were real, you were mine for a while
I'll keep what was true, not the ache or denial
Goodbye, and I mean it with care
I can leave you behind and still know you were there
[Outro]
Still know you were there