The Last Goodbye
The Child I Used To Be
Intro — Gentle piano, distant strings, soft rain
Female — Whispered
If I'd known it was the last time...
I'd have stayed a little longer.
Male — Quiet
I'd have held you a little tighter.
Verse 1 — Female — Fragile
I remember Sunday mornings,
And the coffee in your hands.
How you'd ask about my worries,
Like nobody else could understand.
I remember leaving hurried,
Saying I'd be back someday.
Never knowing that forever
Was just hours away.
Now your coat hangs in the hallway,
And your photograph's beside the bed.
And I'd give up every tomorrow,
For one more word you never said.
Verse 2 — Male — Deep, emotional
There's a cup beside the kitchen sink,
Where you left it yesterday.
And the flowers on the windowsill
Still lean towards your favourite place.
I still wake up in the morning,
Reaching for you in the dark.
Then remember in a heartbeat,
Why there's silence in my arms.
Everybody says that time heals,
That the pain will fade somehow.
But I'd trade a thousand memories
Just to hear your laughter now.
Pre-Chorus — Both — Building
Female
We thought we had forever.
Male
We thought there'd be more time.
Both
BUT NOBODY TELLS YOU WHEN
YOU'RE SAYING YOUR LAST GOODBYE!
Chorus — Both — Explosive emotional rock
IF I'D KNOWN IT WAS THE LAST GOODBYE,
I'D HAVE NEVER LET YOU GO!
I'D HAVE HELD YOU THROUGH THE SILENCE,
SAID THE WORDS YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN!
IF I'D KNOWN THE WORLD WOULD CHANGE THAT NIGHT,
AND I'D NEVER SEE YOUR FACE,
I'D HAVE SAVED A THOUSAND LITTLE MOMENTS,
THAT I LET JUST SLIP AWAY!
NOW I'M LEARNING HOW TO LIVE,
WITH THE LOVE YOU LEFT BEHIND!
BUT I'D GIVE ANYTHING TO HAVE
ONE MORE MOMENT OF YOUR TIME!
Verse 3 — Female — Intimate
I found a message on my phone,
The one you left last spring.
You were asking if I'd eaten,
Such an ordinary thing.
Now I play it when I'm lonely,
Just to hear you say my name.
And for those few precious seconds,
Everything feels the same.
Male — Joining
I still take the longer journey,
Past the places we once knew.
Sometimes I forget you're missing,
And I turn to talk to you.
There's a thousand things I'd tell you,
About the life that's carried on.
But the hardest part of loving
Is still loving when they're gone.
Chorus — Both — Soaring harmonies
IF I'D KNOWN IT WAS THE LAST GOODBYE,
I'D HAVE NEVER LET YOU GO!
I'D HAVE HELD YOU THROUGH THE SILENCE,
SAID THE WORDS YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN!
IF I'D KNOWN THE WORLD WOULD CHANGE THAT NIGHT,
AND I'D NEVER SEE YOUR FACE,
I'D HAVE SAVED A THOUSAND LITTLE MOMENTS,
THAT I LET JUST SLIP AWAY!
Bridge — Piano only, intimate
Female — Tearful
I wish I'd called you one more time.
Male — Breaking
I wish I'd kissed you at the door.
Female
I wish I'd known how much I'd miss you.
Male
I wish we'd had one morning more.
Both — Soft harmonies
But love was never measured
By the things we didn't say.
It's in every moment shared,
That even death can't take away.
Instrumental — Emotional electric guitar solo, sweeping strings
Final Chorus — Huge cinematic rock climax
IF I'D KNOWN IT WAS THE LAST GOODBYE,
I'D HAVE HELD YOU CLOSE THAT NIGHT!
BUT I KNOW YOU FELT MY LOVE,
EVEN WHEN I COULDN'T FIND THE WORDS RIGHT!
AND ALTHOUGH I CAN'T REACH YOU,
THOUGH THE YEARS MAY PASS ME BY,
I'LL CARRY YOU IN EVERYTHING,
UNTIL I SAY MY OWN GOODBYE!
I'M STILL LEARNING HOW TO LIVE,
WITH THE LOVE YOU LEFT BEHIND!
AND I'LL TREASURE EVERY MOMENT,
THAT WE WERE GIVEN IN THIS LIFE!
Outro — Solo piano, fading strings
Female — Whispered
I wish I'd known...
Male — Gentle
So do I.
Both — Soft
I'd have said goodbye...
A little differently.
