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As the sun hides his head
For another night's rest
And the wind sings
The same old song
And you on the edge
Never close, never far
Always there when I needed a friend

But it's hard living life
On this memory-go-round
Always up, always down
Spinning 'round and 'round and 'round

All this could be
Just a dream so it seems
I was never much good at goodbye

There once was a time
Never far from my mind
On the beach, on the 4th of July
I remember the sand
How you held out your hand
And we touched for what seemed a lifetime

But it's hard
Leaving all this behind me now
Like a schoolboy so lost
Never found until now

And all this could be
Just a dream so it seems
I was never much good at goodbye

Yet it's hard
Living life on this memory-go-round
Always up, always down
Turning 'round and 'round and 'round

And all this could be
Just a dream so it seems
I was never much good at goodbye

And all this could be
Just a dream so it seems
I was never much good at goodbye

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Cover art for Goodbye lyrics by Night Ranger

This song has a very powerful message of saying 'goodbye' to love, dreams, and everything that has become familiar to the narrator who has spent his summer in love with a girl. Awesome lyrics and great song!

Cover art for Goodbye lyrics by Night Ranger

It's actually a song written by Blades saying goodbye to his brother, who died of a drug overdose.

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I suspected as much. Well not that it was about his brother but that it was about losing someone close. Describing life as a merry-go-round, always up or down. Such a beautiful song but not quite as somber as you might expect for a song about a personal tragedy. As if the song conveys a sense of loss but also a sense of relief that the person has found some peace, albeit in death.

@steady555 "How you held out your hand And we touched for what seemed a lifetime" Makes me skeptical.

@steady555 Yes! I’ve always loved the song but had no idea it was inspired by the loss of his brother. He shared that with the audience the other night when we saw NR…

Cover art for Goodbye lyrics by Night Ranger

the best song of any hair band in the 80\'s

 
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