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The Long Goodbye Lyrics

I know they say if you love somebody
You should set them free (so they say)
But it sure is hard to do,
But it sure is hard to do
I know they say if it don't come back again
Then it's meant to be (so they say)
Those words don't pull me
Through cause I'm still in love with you
I spend each day here waitin' for a miracle
But it's just you and me goin' through the mill
Climbin' up a hill

(Chorus)
This is the long goodbye
Somebody tell me why,
Two lovers in love can't make it,
Just what kinda love keeps breakin' a heart
No matter how hard I try, Your gonna make me cry
Come on baby, it's over...let's face it
All that's happenin' here is a long goodbye

Sometimes I ask my heart did we really,
Give our love a chance
(Just the one more chance)
But I know without a doubt, that we turned it inside out
And if we walked away would it make more sense (only self defence)
But it tears me up inside, just to think we still could try
How long must we keep runnin' on a carousel
Goin' round and round and never gettin' anywhere
On a wing and prayer

(chorus)

Oh, long goodbye
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Cover art for The Long Goodbye lyrics by Paul Brady

I think this is a situation where he cares for someone and they’ve gone round and round and round, but he is refusing to admit that she just does not love him. Maybe he is fearful of being alone I don’t know. But it appears to be a hopeless situation and he will not let this poor woman go I know of a situation such as this I have recently been in one it is hard because you feel bad for the person on the other end when you are not in love with him anymore, or more importantly you never really were in love with him to begin with and you really don’t have the heart to tell The man you realize you were never in love with him to begin with. :/ it’s gutt wrenching. But life goes on. I am young I just feel bad because he is not and he potentially made a huge mistake in leaving his family I don’t know what he was thinking honestly I’ve heard a lot of stories I’m not so certain he’s the man He portrayed himself to be. The only thing he thinks he is is the greatest sex machine on earth he thinks that that’s the most important thing on earth well I got news for him, it’s not!!! What is inside is more important than a man in his 50s looking like he’s younger and sleeping with every girl in his town. He will soon find this out one day when he is all alone. The End

Cover art for The Long Goodbye lyrics by Paul Brady

Also of note, Sounds like this man is in denial that the woman is no longer in love with him, and states when two people I love, the woman obviously is not in love with this man but he is hanging on because he has nobody else. It’s just a sad sad song anyway you look at it.