[Verse 1] You left your record in the summer heat Side B warped where the needle caught I kept the hiss, not the melody For longer than I thought [Pre-Chorus] Some names still turn my head around Some dates still taste like rain But I can let the old songs end Without calling them a mistake [Chorus] Goodbye to the loves I outgrew To the almosts I carried through You were real, you were bright, you were true And I’m not who I was with you So goodbye, with a softer view I keep the good; I release the bruise [Verse 2] At the corner store, that old red label Still brings your laugh back clear I don’t have to buy the past again Just because it’s standing here [Pre-Chorus] I can wish you well from where I am And mean it when I say The heart can close a chapter gently Then turn the page another way [Chorus] Goodbye to the loves I outgrew To the almosts I carried through You were real, you were bright, you were true And I’m not who I was with you So goodbye, with a softer view I keep the good; I release the bruise [Bridge] No villain in the ending No debt to reconcile Just two lives changing tempo For a little while [Final Chorus] Goodbye to the loves I outgrew To the almosts I carried through You were real, you were bright, you were true And I’m not who I was with you So goodbye, with a softer view I keep the good; I release the bruise [Outro] I keep the good I let you go
