≥Goodbye, My Friend≤

February 14, 1999

Goodbye, my friend, goodbye, my love.

Goodbye, my blessing from above.

Your book, unread, is on the shelf.

I cannot read, canπt make myself.

I tried too hard, I tried too late.

I couldnπt stand against timeπs fate.

Forgetting now, your heart turns hard

And someone else will deal your card.

Goodbye, my friend, goodbye at last.

I wasnπt there, you ran so fast.

I guess when I run short on breath,

When I arrive, thereπs nothing left.

You thought you knew more than I saw,

And that was but your only flaw.

We got so close, you felt so near.

For once, it all seemed nicely clear.

Goodbye, my friend, itπs so unfair.

Goodbye to presence now not there.

I took for granted your embrace.

I always thought Iπd see your face.

I see my own, itπs getting old.

I see your heart, itπs getting cold.

Goodbye, my friend I held so dear.

Hello, my pain, my hate, my fear.