I met her in a poolroom
Her name I didn't catch
She looks like something special
The kind who'd understand
The room was almost spinning
She pulled another smile
She had the grace like pleasure
She had a certain style

Sunlight on the lino
Woke me with a shake
I looked around to find her but she'd gone
Goodbye girl
Goodbye girl
Goodbye girl

She took me to a motel
A room on the second floor
A kettle and two coffees
A number on the door
She said I hardly know you
Agreed we kissed goodnight
I knew that in the morning
Somehow I'd wake to find

Sunlight on the lino
Wakening me with a shake
I looked around to find her but she'd gone
Goodbye girl
Goodbye girl
Goodbye girl

I lost my silver bracelet
My clubroom locker keys
The money in the billfold
It doesn't bother me
My wife has moved to Boston
So mud is not the word
If you ever see her
Say hello goodbye girl

Sunlight on the lino
Woke me with a shake
I looked around to find her but she'd gone
Goodbye girl
Goodbye girl
Goodbye girl
Goodbye girl
Goodbye girl
Goodbye girl
Goodbye girl


Lyrics submitted by Achterbahnen2, edited by DavidPintilie, boogie1100

Goodbye Girl Lyrics as written by Glenn Martin Tilbrook Christopher Henry Difford

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    Song Meaning

    She is a criminal who steals from guys who think they're picking her up for a one-night stand. ("I lost my silver bracelet / My clubroom locker keys / The money in the billfold . . . .") He though he was going to sleep with her, but she thought he was an easy target because, to him, "The room was almost spinning". There was a Seinfeld eipsode where George met a woman on the subway who did this too him, except that she tied him up, and upon discovering how little cash he had, she stole his clothes out of spite.

    NAwlinsContrarianon May 13, 2009   Link

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