[Verse 1]
Backpack heavy and the light is fading down
Walking past the places in this ghost town
We swore we'd never leave, we swore we'd stay the same
Now every shadow on the street is calling out your name
Got a pocket full of stubs and a broken watch
Counting down the seconds that we couldn't stop
[Chorus]
'Cause goodbye is hard to say
When the memories get in the way
Yeah, goodbye is hard to say
Watching all the colors turn to gray
We built a world out of hand-me-downs
Now we're running out of common ground
Oh, goodbye is hard to say
Yeah, goodbye is hard to say
[Verse 2]
Graffiti faded on the water tower wall
Remember back in June when we had it all?
Skateboards clicking on the damp concrete
Two lost kids living on a one-way street
Now the engine's idling and the door is closed
Going places where nobody knows
[Chorus]
'Cause goodbye is hard to say
When the memories get in the way
Yeah, goodbye is hard to say
Watching all the colors turn to gray
We built a world out of hand-me-downs
Now we're running out of common ground
Oh, goodbye is hard to say
Yeah, goodbye is hard to say
[Bridge]
Turn the key and roll the window down
One last look at this quiet town
It's not the leaving that breaks your heart
It's tearing all these years apart!
[Guitar Solo - Melodic, driving, high-octane]
[Chorus]
'Cause goodbye is hard to say
When the memories get in the way
Yeah, goodbye is hard to say
Watching all the colors turn to gray
We built a world out of hand-me-downs
Now we're running out of common ground
Oh, goodbye is hard to say
Yeah, goodbye is hard to say
[Outro]
Yeah, goodbye is hard to say...
Hard to say...
Fade to black and walk away.
[End]