First Goodbye
Although I haven’t known you for too long
You are my oldest, dearest friend
That is why I write you this song
In hopes that my feelings I clearly send
I have been strong in look and mind.
My heart, though, has been breaking
You can leave for a new life to find,
But my heart you must be taking.
It’s hardest to say the first goodbye
Hush, be quiet--don’t cry
Goodbye not forever, but for long.
Be calm stop shaking--show him you’re strong.
I will miss your house and all our memories
I will most of all miss you.
But you’ll miss all your friends and enemies
I hope that you miss me too
But not all my sorrow is about
Such a silly insignificant thing
You’ll understand, no doubt,
That you are my only king,
And I am your only queen.
It’s hardest to say the first goodbye . . .
Stop dreaming--you did try.
Goodbye not forever, but for long . . .
Be collected, stop sulking--sadness is wrong.
I’ve been dreading this day, loathing this day.
I wish it had already come and passed.
I’d been dreaming that there’d be some way you’d stay
But what I will tell you will be the last.
I love you, I will always love you.
That will never change my friend,
I have always believed our love to be true
And I hope it will never end.
It’s hardest to say the first goodbye . . .
Go ahead, let it out--it’s okay to cry
Goodbye not forever, but for long . . .
I feel better now after writing you this song
-S. Raible
