I'm fed up with my destiny
And this place of no return
I think I'll take another day
And slowly watch it burn
And it doesn't really matter
How the time goes by
'Cause I still remember you and I
And that beautiful goodbye

We staggered through these empty streets
Laughing arm in arm
The night had made a mess of me
Your confessions kept me warm
I don't really miss you, I just need to know
Do you ever think of you and I
And that beautiful goodbye?

When I see you now
I wonder how
I could've watched you walk away
If I let you down
Please forgive me now
For that beautiful goodbye, yeah, yeah

In these days of no regrets
I keep mine to myself
And all the things we never said
I can save for someone else
And nothing lasts forever
But we always try
And I just can't help but wonder why
We let it pass us by, yeah

When I see you now
I wonder how
I could've watched you walk away
If I let you down
Please forgive me now
For that beautiful goodbye

Baby, what can I do
Oh, to get through to you
And sometimes I cry, yeah
It's a fool's lullaby
Sometimes I cry
It's just a fool's lullaby
Oh, oh
I'm dying inside, hey


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    General Comment

    To me, this song is talking about a failed relationship that when the person whose point of view it is from, looks back, they regret the relationship ending, even though there probably wasn't anything they could have done to save it.

    huntresson January 09, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    When I was younger, I remember when that first chord of the outro kicked in after six seconds of silence... it scared the shit out of me.

    thirsty_thursdayon August 06, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song reflects how I felt after my gf broke up with me.

    Linogeon January 05, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song is nostalgic, it has a very wistful sound. I adore it, it's just lovely.

    Oublietteon March 23, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song reminds me of my ex-boyfriend/ex-best friend. We ended on not so great terms, and now are seeing each other around. It stings to think of how things were great one second, and then we had to let it all go. Most of Amanda Marshall's songs remind me of this.

    augustwhisperson January 19, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I agree with the above.

    This song makes me want to sit back with a glass of wine and reminisce.

    Shades_Of_Greyon July 21, 2008   Link
  • 0
    My Interpretation

    The way I see it, she is resigned. She still remembers and misses him but she knows everything is lost and is not asking to have it back. I agree, it is nostalgic.

    Kate14on August 01, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    Reminds me of the love of my life who broke up with me 37 years ago. This song breaks my heart.

    Longlegson February 16, 2021   Link

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