Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun
Yes, I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won
So I took what's mine by eternal right
Took your soul out into the night
It may be over but it won't stop there
I am here for you, if you'd only care
You touched my heart, you touched my soul
You changed my life and all my goals
And love is blind but that I knew when
My heart was blinded by you
I've kissed your lips and held your hand
Shared your dreams and shared your bed
I know you well, I know your smell
I've been addicted to you

Goodbye, my lover
Goodbye, my friend
You have been the one
You have been the one for me
Goodbye, my lover
Goodbye, my friend
You have been the one
You have been the one for me

I am a dreamer and when I wake
You can't break my spirit, it's my dreams you take
And as you move on, remember me
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile
I've watched you sleeping for a while
I'd be the father of your child
I'd spend a lifetime with you
I know your fears and you know mine
We've had our doubts but now we're fine
And I love you, I swear that's true
I cannot live without you

Goodbye, my lover
Goodbye, my friend
You have been the one
You have been the one for me
Goodbye, my lover
Goodbye, my friend
You have been the one
You have been the one for me

And I still hold your hand in mine
In mine when I'm asleep
And I will bare my soul in time
When I'm kneeling at your feet

Goodbye, my lover
Goodbye, my friend
You have been the one
You have been the one for me
Goodbye, my lover
Goodbye, my friend
You have been the one
You have been the one for me

I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow


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Goodbye My Lover Lyrics as written by James Blunt Sacha Skarbek

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    I still love my ex. She is the love of my life, and I am 31 now. A can't see her, so I have avoided a lot of places, just to avoid seeing her. Erased my facebook page, avoid old friends. etc, I earn a good amount of money, have a girl that any man would want, a good body (sports, boxing, etc), but finally, it doesn't really matters when every third nitght I spend it completely thinking about how we used to be. The most important part of this song, "Goodbye my love".. "I'm so hollow" explains what I have felt since we breakup. I had to cheat on her to kill the reletaion, because I couldn't do it by myself. I am supposed to have everything, but now I don't want any of the things that are suppossed to make me happy. She used to be my best friend, only partner, but I found that I was only the current boyfriend. This us my favourite song when it's time to remember. About having dreams, "I still hold you hand in mine"... those dreams keep me blue the whole day. Even woke up several days because she was on my dream. What's up with this love thing? PS: We broke up about 1 year ago.

    INAPLASTon April 14, 2011   Link

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