[Verse 1] Your laugh still cuts across the years A bright wrong note I used to chase We made a weather out of fear Then called the thunder our embrace [Pre-Chorus] I kept your name behind my teeth Till every word came out like blame Now I can let the silence speak And leave the past without a claim [Chorus] Goodbye to the loves I carried through The almosts, always, me and you I bless the fire; I loose the thread No more rehearsing what we said Goodbye, I mean it, soft and true I was someone there with you [Verse 2] One taught me how to miss a meal One made a promise out of June One loved the version I could seal And watched her vanish far too soon [Pre-Chorus] I don't have to call it wasted Just because it couldn't stay All those hands that once could hold me Set me down along the way [Chorus] Goodbye to the loves I carried through The almosts, always, me and you I bless the fire; I loose the thread No more rehearsing what we said Goodbye, I mean it, soft and true I was someone there with you [Bridge] If we meet where the years turn thin I'll know your eyes; I'll let you pass You were a chapter under my skin Not every page was meant to last [Final Chorus] Goodbye to the loves I carried through The almosts, always, me and you I bless the fire; I loose the thread No more rehearsing what we said Goodbye, I mean it, soft and true I was someone there with you And I am still becoming, too [Outro] Goodbye, goodbye I let the old names go
