La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la

Walking past you through the hall.
Stopping by to give you a call.
We've been through it all.

Talking at you saying our goodbyes.
Cant belive that we are leaving.
This is the end for us all.

Yeah Yeah Ohhh

And how do we say our goodbyes?
Do we laugh or cry?
And why does this have to be so hard?

Yeah Yeah Ohh

And how do we say our goodbyes?
Do we laugh or cry?
And do I just say Goodbye.
Should I laugh or cry?

La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la

Everything has just disappered into the air.
I barley got to say goodbye.
Best Friends Forever thats what we use to say.
Now everything is flying away.

And How do we say our goodbyes?
Do we laugh or cry?
And why does this have to be so hard?

Yeahh

And how do we say our goodbyes?
Do we laugh or cry?
And do I just say goodbye?
Should I laugh or cry?

I just wish that everything was the same.
Now all the memories floating away.
And how do we say our goodbyes?
Do we laugh or cry?
And why does it have to be so hard?

And how do we say our goodbyes?
Do we laugh or cry?
And do I just say goodbye.
Should I laugh or cry?


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    i love this song its describes what i'm going through right now

    my11basketballson August 05, 2008   Link
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    i heard it on the radio the other day and its insane how similar it is to a past situation of mine. to me, its about a love and how even though you dont want to, you have to leave him. you dont know when or where you'll see him again. you don't know how to say goodbye to someone that special.

    dreamer1024on August 09, 2008   Link
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    i love this song im addicted to it

    JonasRulz77on August 17, 2008   Link

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