Boy, you sure look good there standin' in the doorway in the sunset light
Maybe I read you wrong thinkin' you could be my Mr. Right
I was puttin' my heart and soul on the line
Said you needed some time, just a little more time to make up your mind
Well, it's been long enough
Time is up

Bye bye love, I'll catch you later
Got a lead foot down on my accelerator and the rear view mirror torn off
I ain't never lookin' back and that's a fact
I've tried all I can imagine
I've begged and pleaded in true lover's fashion
I've got pride I'm takin' it for a ride
Bye bye, bye bye my baby, bye bye

Don't think all those tears are gonna hold me here like they've done before
You'll find what's left of us in a cloud of dust on highway 4
Baby, what did you expect me to do
Just sit around and wait on you?
Well, I'm through watchin' you just skate around the truth
And I know it sounds trite
I've seen the light

Bye bye love, I'll catch you later
Got a lead foot down on my accelerator and the rear view mirror torn off
'Cause I ain't never lookin' back and that's a fact
I've tried all I can imagine
I've begged and pleaded in true lover's fashion
I've got pride I'm takin' it for a ride
Bye bye, bye bye my baby, bye bye

I'd lost the game I guess
I did my best to win the part
Now I'm leavin' here with what's left of my heart

Bye bye, I'll catch you later
Got a lead foot down on my accelerator and the rear view mirror torn off
'Cause I ain't never lookin' back, you can count on that
I've tried all I can imagine
I've begged and pleaded in true lover's fashion
I've got pride I'm takin' it for a ride
Bye bye, bye bye my baby, bye, bye bye
Bye bye
Oh baby
Oh
Bye bye, bye bye my baby, bye bye


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Bye Bye Lyrics as written by Rory Michael Bourke Phillip G Vassar

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    Actually, it sounds to me like she's being sincere. She's realized that he's not Mr. Right, so she's leaving. That first verse says it all. She saying she game him plenty of time to "find himself," so now she's leaving and not looking back ("Got a lead foot down on my accelerator and the rear view mirror torn off 'cause I ain't never lookin' back.").

    twcfan92on June 07, 2003   Link
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    General Comment

    I dont understand the first 2 lines of this song: Boy you sure look good there standin' in the doorway in the sunset light Maybe I read you wrong thinkin' you could be my Mr. Right Is she being sarcastic?

    manyamoreon June 10, 2002   Link
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    General Comment

    manyamore, yea I think she was. This song describes mine and stevens relationship to a t. I begged and pleaded in true lovers fasion, but it didn't get me anywhere. He can find whats left of us in a cloud of dust on highway 4!

    daisy2_85on July 13, 2002   Link
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    :)

    Nowandneveron May 20, 2012   Link
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    My Opinion

    my favorite song is bye bye it is the most awesome song in the world i l love that song forever jo dee messsina is so pretty i love her forever

    kitkat95on July 31, 2012   Link
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    My Opinion

    Maybe manyamore, first 2 lines could mean something like you really wanted to be with a person, who does not turn out to be exactly compatible or available. A thought for the night while enjoying the music on other several other themes. Only have HY3 here -- but heh.

    shedmanpokon February 14, 2013   Link

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