A flower for your vanity, a penny for your thoughts
About the world's insanity and how we've gotten lost
Strike up the band to play a song as we go waltzing by
And fake a smile as we all say goodbye

Goodbye, oh goodbye

Say a prayer for recognition, kiss the ones you love
Gather up the ammunition, sigh for all the lost
Strike up the band to play a song as we go waltzing by
And fake a smile as we all say goodbye

Raise a glass for ignorance, drink a toast to fear
The beginning of the end has come that's why we all are here
Strike up the band to play a song and try hard not to cry
And fake a smile as we all say goodbye
Goodbye





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Goodbye, Goodnight Lyrics as written by Dan Haseltine Charlie Lowell

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    I think gracetbe is right. I love the line about "fake a smile as we all say goodbye". It's like they know something's wrong but pretend to be happy.

    poolshark711on March 19, 2005   Link

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