Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I can barely remember
What it was that made me walk away
But something inside my heart
is telling me I still love you
Now I'm walking all alone
this cold December day
I see you come to me
but I can't see
'Cause all I want to do is tell you, baby
How many times
I daydreamed of what we could have been
How many times
I find myself asking why
I will never stop loving you
Can you tell me what I gotta do
'Cause I never want to say goodbye
Don't want to say goodbye again
Now I know that I was meant for you
One more time I can't bear to lose
I don't ever want to say goodbye
Don't want to say goodbye again
We thought it'd last forever
But I was swept away
what I thought I knew
it wasn't true
I wish I would a knew before today
I always said I'd never
let myself lose again
Yes, I found a way
What I gotta do
To get myself back to you
I will never stop loving you
Can you tell me what I gotta do
'Cause I never want to say goodbye
Don't want to say goodbye again
Now I know that I was meant for you
One more time I can't bear to lose
I don't ever want to say goodbye
Don't want to say goodbye again
How can I get through to you
I'm not even close to over you
I'm telling you the truth
Got me shaky
There's nothing I won't do
To get you right back next to me
The way it's supposed to be
I will never stop loving you
Can you tell me what I gotta do
'Cause I never want to say goodbye
Don't want to say goodbye again
Now I know that I was meant for you
One more time I can't bear to lose
I don't ever want to say goodbye
Don't want to say goodbye again
What it was that made me walk away
But something inside my heart
is telling me I still love you
Now I'm walking all alone
this cold December day
I see you come to me
but I can't see
'Cause all I want to do is tell you, baby
How many times
I daydreamed of what we could have been
How many times
I find myself asking why
I will never stop loving you
Can you tell me what I gotta do
'Cause I never want to say goodbye
Don't want to say goodbye again
Now I know that I was meant for you
One more time I can't bear to lose
I don't ever want to say goodbye
Don't want to say goodbye again
We thought it'd last forever
But I was swept away
what I thought I knew
it wasn't true
I wish I would a knew before today
I always said I'd never
let myself lose again
Yes, I found a way
What I gotta do
To get myself back to you
I will never stop loving you
Can you tell me what I gotta do
'Cause I never want to say goodbye
Don't want to say goodbye again
Now I know that I was meant for you
One more time I can't bear to lose
I don't ever want to say goodbye
Don't want to say goodbye again
How can I get through to you
I'm not even close to over you
I'm telling you the truth
Got me shaky
There's nothing I won't do
To get you right back next to me
The way it's supposed to be
I will never stop loving you
Can you tell me what I gotta do
'Cause I never want to say goodbye
Don't want to say goodbye again
Now I know that I was meant for you
One more time I can't bear to lose
I don't ever want to say goodbye
Don't want to say goodbye again
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Don't Wanna Say Goodbye Lyrics as written by Kenneth Karlin Mischke J. Butler
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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