This is a song I've written and recorded to be used as part of an Internet radio serial drama written, directed, and produced by Max DeGroot.  This radio drama can be thought of like if you took an animated musical and put it on the radio, with each chapter ending with a musical number.

The character I portray in this story is a father who lost his wife due to sickness, and as a result has fallen into a deep, grieving depression.  All music, lyrics, and vocals are written and recorded by me, and are ©George Gidley 2014.

Lyrics:

Say Goodbye

Verse 1:
You were my heart
You were my soul
And each day with you
Was as good as gold
Through thick and thin
And all of our ups and downs
What will come of me
Since you're not longer around?

Verse 2:
You gave me hope
You gave me joy
You gave me purpose
And our baby boy
You gave me zeal for life
But all of that's come and gone
And I learn my faith
Was in you all along

Chorus 1:
Like dying stars
You disappeared
Now I'm less than half a whole--
That much is clear
This truth as cold
As the Northern Sky
Telling me I have to
Learn to say goodbye

Verse 3:
A shadow of warmth
Ghosts of your embrace
They leave me haunted
In this empty space
I was a fool
For taking for granted our to and fro
And now I'm not prepared
To let you go

Chorus 2:
Like dying stars,
You disappeared.
Now I'm less than half a whole--
That much is clear!
After many years
Where you raised me high,
How am I supposed to
Learn to say goodbye?

Bridge:
Now my path is cold and lonely
And I'm far too lost to know
Which way to go
Why can't you come back and show me?
You were always there to show
What I don't know...
What I've never known...


Chorus 3:
Like dying stars,
You disappeared.
Now I'm less than half a whole--
That much is clear!
I've been a shell
Since the day you died.
How can you ask me now
To say goodbye?

Against all odds,
I know I must try!
Yet I still don't know
Just how to say goodbye.

The Impression That I Get- Top 5b

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