The first verse describes how he first ever met his wife(a poolroom, didn't catch her name, great smile). The chorus is the reality of his wife as "gone"--it's a bummer to be "woke with a shake." Sunlight on the lino (short for linoleum). His wife was a nice lady upon their first meeting in a poolroom--she only kissed him--she hardly knew him. Finally he lost all his possesions like keys and his billfold, but that was nothing compared to losing his wife. She moved to another city. If the listener's see her out in the world we are advised by the writer to address her as the "Goodbye Girl."
@surfdado - Hi - First let me say that anyone who cares enough and takes the time to understand song lyrics is alright in my book, so don't take it personally when I say I think you have missed the point. Our narrator lost his wife precisely because he was suspected of fooling around with Goodbye Girl - and the poor guy didn't even get any! We are treated to the entertaining story of another one of Difford's lovable cads that gets his comeuppance in the end.
@surfdado - Hi - First let me say that anyone who cares enough and takes the time to understand song lyrics is alright in my book, so don't take it personally when I say I think you have missed the point. Our narrator lost his wife precisely because he was suspected of fooling around with Goodbye Girl - and the poor guy didn't even get any! We are treated to the entertaining story of another one of Difford's lovable cads that gets his comeuppance in the end.
The first verse describes how he first ever met his wife(a poolroom, didn't catch her name, great smile). The chorus is the reality of his wife as "gone"--it's a bummer to be "woke with a shake." Sunlight on the lino (short for linoleum). His wife was a nice lady upon their first meeting in a poolroom--she only kissed him--she hardly knew him. Finally he lost all his possesions like keys and his billfold, but that was nothing compared to losing his wife. She moved to another city. If the listener's see her out in the world we are advised by the writer to address her as the "Goodbye Girl."
@surfdado - Hi - First let me say that anyone who cares enough and takes the time to understand song lyrics is alright in my book, so don't take it personally when I say I think you have missed the point. Our narrator lost his wife precisely because he was suspected of fooling around with Goodbye Girl - and the poor guy didn't even get any! We are treated to the entertaining story of another one of Difford's lovable cads that gets his comeuppance in the end.
@surfdado - Hi - First let me say that anyone who cares enough and takes the time to understand song lyrics is alright in my book, so don't take it personally when I say I think you have missed the point. Our narrator lost his wife precisely because he was suspected of fooling around with Goodbye Girl - and the poor guy didn't even get any! We are treated to the entertaining story of another one of Difford's lovable cads that gets his comeuppance in the end.