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Maybe different but remember
Winters warm there you and I
Kissing whiskey by the fire
With the snow outside
And when the summer comes
In the river
Swims at midnight
Shiver cold
Touch the bottom
You and I
With muddy toes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did
Wake up naked drinking coffee
Making plans to change the world
While the world is changing us
It was good, good love
You used to laugh under the covers
Maybe not so often now
But the way I used to laugh with you
Was loud and hard
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did
So what to do
With the rest of the day's afternoon hey
Isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that I should
That I could of done
Remember we used to dance
And everyone wanted to be
You and me
I want to be too
What day is this
Besides the day you left me
What day is this
Besides the day you went
So what to do
With the rest of the day's afternoon hey
Isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that I could
Remember we used to dance
And everyone wanted to be you and me
I want to be too
What day is this
Besides the day you went babe
What day is this
Winters warm there you and I
Kissing whiskey by the fire
With the snow outside
And when the summer comes
In the river
Swims at midnight
Shiver cold
Touch the bottom
You and I
With muddy toes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did
Wake up naked drinking coffee
Making plans to change the world
While the world is changing us
It was good, good love
You used to laugh under the covers
Maybe not so often now
But the way I used to laugh with you
Was loud and hard
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did
So what to do
With the rest of the day's afternoon hey
Isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that I should
That I could of done
Remember we used to dance
And everyone wanted to be
You and me
I want to be too
What day is this
Besides the day you left me
What day is this
Besides the day you went
So what to do
With the rest of the day's afternoon hey
Isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that I could
Remember we used to dance
And everyone wanted to be you and me
I want to be too
What day is this
Besides the day you went babe
What day is this
Lyrics submitted by planetearth
Track duration: 04:13
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"it was good as good goes" i think has a double meaning. 1) what they had was the best of the best. however far a good relationship can go, they went there. 2) he is saying that their time together was good, and the good part of their relationship (her) is going. it's in the moment, as if he is thinking about how good it was as she is walking out the door.
i feel like this is written as a letter to a former girlfriend that remained fairly good friends with him, but he can't seem to get over her. and everyday since their breakup has just been another day she has left, because that's all he can think about "What day is this
Besides the day you left me
What day is this
Besides the day you went"
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did
That describes my relationship with my ex I didnt want her to go but i know it was best in the long run, i love the tone difference in the breakdown I think its about remembering all those times you had with a person and wondering why it happened because everythign seemed so perfect and great. You want them to leave but you bc you know its time but also you cant let go. This is my favorite Dave album. I think a lot of some devil is great!
"it was good as good goes" refers to pretty much what happens at the end of any long-time relationship. There are good times and bad times, and sometimes the good are really good and the bad are REALLY bad. So... it was good as good goes. It's the natural progression of things.
If you've ever seen The Crow - "it can't rain all the time..." - it's the same basic premise. Things can't be perfect all the time. Especially if you've been with someone for a long time. But the good times were as good as they could get - in the end, the negative just outweighed it.
We had fallen deeply in love with eachother, we had the midnight swims in a local river during the summers, snuggled up keeping warm together in the winter, my family and friends were always saying what a perfect happy couple we were, but what they never did see, was the bitter sweet part of her having to leave Sunday afternoons after spending all weekend with me, or her having to get home in the late afternoon after a weekday visit.
After 4 years I finally had to walk away, she was not leaving her husband, I never asked her to because we went in that way, and that was not an option in the beginning. So regret? " Did I do all that I could? Did I do all that I should?"
This song hits so many points of emotion for the both of us even today after being apart for 3 years. We still talk on occasion, and lie to eachother about "moving on". I'm still single, she's still unhappily married. So yes, "it was as good as good goes" for us. It was the best times of our lives, but in hind sight, it could have been so much more for alot longer if things were right.
The world has changed us, we are different people now thats for sure, but something will never change, we will have always have our memories."Maybe different, but remember"
it's a really really good song