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Artist: The Civil Wars
Canonical path: /the-civil-wars/goodbye-girl
Related lyric paths: 6
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Goodbye Girl
Read Goodbye Girl lyrics by The Civil Wars on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Goodbye Girl
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You forgot your grandmother’s scarf
As you walked away that day in the park
I watched you disappear into the city
Smaller and smaller you faded
That’s that
Say goodbye and don’t look back
So long to happy every after
You are my goodbye
Goodbye girl
I remember that look
The last one you gave me
A kiss on my cheek
As you were leaving
The last thing you said
Was “I’ll see you again”
But we both know we won’t
That’s that
Say goodbye and don’t look back
So long to happy every after
You are my goodbye
Goodbye girl
Never mind how long it lasted
You’re still the best thing
That never happened
You are my goodbye
Goodbye girl
Ooh, I’ll move on
Yes, I’ll move on
There is no use in chasing
Say goodbye and don’t look back
So long to happy every after
You are my goodbye
Goodbye girl
Never mind how long it lasted
You’re still the best thing
That never happened
You are my goodbye
Goodbye girl
Oh, you’re still my goodbye
Goodbye girl
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