Goodbye Lyrics

Lyric discussion by gobosox5 

Cover art for Goodbye lyrics by Steve Earle

Another one of the best songs without a comment on here.

On the surface it's a simple break-up song...with Steve admitting he was so high at the time he broke up with his wife that he can't even remember how it all went down.

But, I also feel like the subject that he did not say "goodbye" to could have been the drugs in general. For a while drugs were the only thing that he could turn to..he was an addict, and after he was arrested he was forced to "break-up" with them. He was so high at the time of his lowest low that he can't even remember who he sobered up.

I like that interpretation.