Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Tracy Chapman
Canonical path: /tracy-chapman/goodbye
Related lyric paths: 6
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Goodbye
Read Goodbye lyrics by Tracy Chapman on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Goodbye
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For you
It's all in a day
One day in a life
It's all in the one word
The one word is goodbye
For me
It's all in what you say
Though you've tried to be kind
It's all in the words
From the lips that once touched mine with a sigh
Goodbye
For you
It's all in your face
The laugh and worry lines
It's all in the one word
You hope will make you young again
Goodbye
It's all in the play
Someone speaks the line
It's all in the one word
That stops and steals the time
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
For me
It's all in a day
It's the part in life
When it's all in the words
To fate and circumstance resigned
Goodbye
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Tracy Chapman performs "Goodbye", and this lyric page sits inside the Tracy Chapman catalog on LyroVerse.
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