The words that you said
They still ring in my head
Don't you know
We say goodbye
With a tear in our eye
Oh, where'd you go?
It's alright, you can sleep tonight
Knowing you'll always live on in a song
Farewell to old friends
Let's raise a glass to the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
Will you be the same when we see you again?
Remember the days
When we'd laugh as you played
Who would have known
The water would come and just take you away?
Oh, where'd you go?
It's not alright
I can't sleep tonight
Knowing you should have played on
On and on
Farewell to old friends
Let's raise a glass to the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
Will you forgive me when I see you again?
You had a good time
Drinking all of our wine
After the show
We all rode the wave
Of that crazy parade
Oh, where'd you go?
What happened to
The ones we knew?
As long as I'm the shiniest star
Oh, there you are
Farewell to old friends
Let's raise a glass to the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
We'll still be here when you come 'round again
They still ring in my head
Don't you know
We say goodbye
With a tear in our eye
Oh, where'd you go?
It's alright, you can sleep tonight
Knowing you'll always live on in a song
Farewell to old friends
Let's raise a glass to the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
Will you be the same when we see you again?
Remember the days
When we'd laugh as you played
Who would have known
The water would come and just take you away?
Oh, where'd you go?
It's not alright
I can't sleep tonight
Knowing you should have played on
On and on
Farewell to old friends
Let's raise a glass to the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
Will you forgive me when I see you again?
You had a good time
Drinking all of our wine
After the show
We all rode the wave
Of that crazy parade
Oh, where'd you go?
What happened to
The ones we knew?
As long as I'm the shiniest star
Oh, there you are
Farewell to old friends
Let's raise a glass to the bitter end
Farewell to old friends
We'll still be here when you come 'round again
Lyrics submitted by ridingfences
Bitter End Lyrics as written by Natalie Maines Martha Maguire
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I also think this song is directed at the fans who abandoned them after the Bush comment. I hadn't thought about the radio stations, but that certainly fits as well.
I think what I love so much about this song (and the whole album, really) is that the Chicks are holding their heads high. They've managed to convey their regret over what happened without apologizing. They've got nothing to apologize for, yet they still wish things would have gone differently. They're not willing to beg and plead and compromise their principles to get those fairweather fans back, but they'll certainly welcome them back should they change their minds.