Goodbye To You (feat. Dot Rotten)

Hey, can you hear me?

I was just wanting to let you know, hmm

I hope you can hear what I write to you

How can I say goodbye to you

When I'm a life that came out of a life that was inside of you

I got to respect the way you provided food for the whole fam

You came over in a Moon rush, supporting an old man

Cold double 8, eight kids, bare wheels

Plus racists full of hatred in your own plant

Three jobs in a day, rest in life in you working

But you were never stress-free

Just locked in a cage slaving

They said they were gold in the pavements

But you came and saw the road to amazement

Broke your heart but still you were prone to last

And your sorrow was over fast

I hope you're listening right

I still think of you every Sunday

No one can top your chicken and rice

Even through the darkest times you held us all up

Because your vision was bright

I knew your strength was your wisdom inside

You never let anyone see your heartache

You just got on with it, anyone tells me that they knew you

Said you were beautiful and your words

You would stand strong with it

Because they were like warmth on a winter night

But I was just too young to go on with it

And there some things I could try to do

But it's an impossible task for me to even try and say goodbye to you

I couldn't do that, I owe my life to you

And of the pieces of my soul because I need a sign

I hope this pain will heal in time

You know I never want to be alone, oh

I can see the stars as a cold wind greets the air

And will you think of me up there?

Can I say goodbye to you?

And paint the stains of the teardrops down my face

Or feel the chill of your warm embrace

Can I say goodbye to you, oh?

I think of you older, I was younger

With the knowledge of things that I know now

I would be by your side when you needed me

Instead of asking you: Nan can I go out?

Standing in a road with the gangs that I know now

Everyone's missing you loads, Jessica's grown up

Warren, Lauren, and Alex are fine and living with hope

It's been a while since I've seen C and the mouths

I miss seeing and being a family and us agreeing with smiles

How it used to be as a child

But as time goes by, the bridge seems longer

Family problems have never been funny

In my heart the only one that dissed me was Sonia

She took all our inheritance money

Left the rest of us to pick up the pieces

I'll never forgive the way she betrayed us

There ain't a big enough reason

Before I sell out my fam I'll be giving up breathing

But I guess that everyone's different

Or should I say no one's perfect

She had happiness in front of her

But chose to ride the wave that no one's surfing

Since you're gone the foundations crumbled

So building it back up is my next step

I got all the bricks and the cement

But it's hard when it's done, I don't know what to expect

So give me the strength that I need to perform this task

Make it right, I must do and I ask because I trust you

It goes way beyond a song when I say I love you

And of the pieces of my soul because I need a sign

I hope this pain will heal in time

You know I never want to be alone

I can see the stars as a cold wind greets the air

And will you think of me up there?

Can I say goodbye to you?

And paint the stains of the teardrops down my face

Or feel the chill of your warm embrace

Can I say goodbye to you, oh?

It's just for now so I should hush

I'll never get enough

I'll see you when I see you

But I miss you, oh, how I miss you

It's just for now so I should hush

I'll never get enough

I'll see you when I see you

But I miss you, oh, how I miss you

There ain't enough words to describe how sorry I am

For the pain that I caused

Sorry for when I stuck up my own blood

We were young, he said I was wrecked and he broad

And for the day police came to the door

I'm sorry for being such a bad youth

Stealing from your purse and making you mourn

I've never been able to say this before

Because I was so inconsiderate

You loved me unconditionally

And I took advantage of it like an idiot

Not seeing the pure soul that I was living with

I really hope that you can forgive me

You going away was a punishment

But I won't let go, I'm holding you with me

But I still fight the emotions within me

You see the stars as the cold wind greets the air

And will you think of me up there?

Can I say goodbye to you?

And paint the stains of the teardrops down your face

Feel the chill of your warm embrace

Can I say goodbye to you?

I can see the stars as a cold wind greets the air

And will you think of me up there?

Can I say goodbye to you?

And paint the stains of the teardrops down my face

Or feel the chill of your warm embrace

Can I say goodbye to you, oh?