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Words get tangled on your tongue
And you stumble on your feet when you miss somebody
And everwhere you think you see them
Walking down the street when you miss somebody
When you miss somebody you tell yourself a hundred thousand times
Nobody ever lives forever so you give it one more try
To wave goodbye wave goodbye
Every hurtful thing you ever said is ringing in your ear
When you miss somebody
And everything of beauty that you see only brings a tear
When you miss somebody
Wen you miss somebody you tell yourself everything will be alright
Try to stand up strong and brave when all you want to do
Is lay down and die
How long I've waited for an answer or a sign
Lonely and weary from this troubled task of trying
To wave goodbye
So now you start to recognize that every single path you see
Leads to a tear in your eye
So wave goodbye wave goodbye
And you stumble on your feet when you miss somebody
And everwhere you think you see them
Walking down the street when you miss somebody
When you miss somebody you tell yourself a hundred thousand times
Nobody ever lives forever so you give it one more try
To wave goodbye wave goodbye
Every hurtful thing you ever said is ringing in your ear
When you miss somebody
And everything of beauty that you see only brings a tear
When you miss somebody
Wen you miss somebody you tell yourself everything will be alright
Try to stand up strong and brave when all you want to do
Is lay down and die
How long I've waited for an answer or a sign
Lonely and weary from this troubled task of trying
To wave goodbye
So now you start to recognize that every single path you see
Leads to a tear in your eye
So wave goodbye wave goodbye
Song Info
Submitted by
ruthie7 On Jan 19, 2002
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Read the liner notes to Sketches for my Sweetheart the Drunk album by Buckley. Chris helped decide which tracks would be on the album. Jeff opened for Soundgarden and the band were blown away by his talent. Chris and Jeff became mutual admirers and friends. From the IMDb webpage "Friend Chris Cornell wrote the song "Wave Goodbye" about Jeff's death."
...and "How long I've waited for an answer or a sign Lonely and weary from this troubled task of trying..." are sung in Jeff's vocal style. Buckley's death totally sucked. We lost a good one there.
This song is a tribute to Jeff, by the way.
This song is a tribute to Jeff Buckley. In the book "Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley" by David Browne, there are several occurances where Chris has something to say about his friendship with Jeff, and at the end of the last chapter, it says, "Attesting to the respect with which he was regarded in the music community, Jeff became the subject of songs by Chris Cornell ("Wave Goodbye"), Hole ("Boys on the Radio"), Duncan Sheik ("A Body Goes Down", Juliana Hatfield ("Trying Not to Think About It"), and Aimee Mann ("Just Like Anyone")..."
Chris Cornell and Jeff Buckley are definitely the first artists' CDs you should get when you are starting your first CD collection.
The song is so much Buckley style...notice the end of it...
How long I've waited for an answer or a sign Lonely and weary from this troubled task of trying...
How long I've waited for an answer or a sign Lonely and weary from this troubled task of trying...
I was thinking the same thing! Buckley was brilliant in both voice and guitar. Chris helped select the tracks and helped re-engineer Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk album.
I was thinking the same thing! Buckley was brilliant in both voice and guitar. Chris helped select the tracks and helped re-engineer Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk album.
i think..we should all..say "i love u" to the ones we do love and care for...before its too late..and they are gone..i dont know..its just a thought that comes up.everytime i hear this song.. it sucks when someone u care for and love..dies or just leaves ur life..in a physical way..i dont know.. just..dont wait for tomorrow..to say to ur mom..family itself,gb,bf whatever..ur dog..anyone..u love..let them know..today..cuz maybe tomorrow might not come..to them or urself..
peace
a truely sad song. its right though, when you miss someone you do see the person everywhere. if you know its not working out you gotta get out of the relationship. it sucks.
Who says that this is a tribute to Jeff Buckley?
Ain't life strange Crashing through a wall of endless pain With hope restrained Working from the plans that we never made And then we crave any glimmer of hope that comes our way And leave the day Sleeping in the bed we made.
I wrote that. I have to thank Cornell for his influence.