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Of all the things I believe in
I just want to get it over with
Tears form behind my eyes
But I do not cry
Counting the days that past me by
I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
Looks like I'm starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend and I say
[Chorus]
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I love
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems like I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes till you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light but it's not right
[Chorus]
Oh yeah
It hurts to want everything & nothing at the same time
I want what's yours and I want what's mine
I want you but I'm not giving in this time
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
[Chorus]
And when the stars fall I will lie awake
You're my shooting star
I just want to get it over with
Tears form behind my eyes
But I do not cry
Counting the days that past me by
I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
Looks like I'm starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend and I say
[Chorus]
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I love
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems like I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes till you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light but it's not right
[Chorus]
Oh yeah
It hurts to want everything & nothing at the same time
I want what's yours and I want what's mine
I want you but I'm not giving in this time
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
[Chorus]
And when the stars fall I will lie awake
You're my shooting star
Lyrics submitted by starvingforyou
"Goodbye to You" as written by Michelle Branch
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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My first love left me two years ago - taking everything that I had always taken for granted would be there forever. I was devastated for a really long time, and completely bewildered at why things had ended. He gave me no answers, and cut me out of his life completely.
Just last week, I finally felt like I was ready to speak to him again; we met up, he said he'd made a massive mistake letting me go, that he still had feelings for me, but that he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't run away like he did before, and so the professions of love, the absolute chemistry that we both still felt after so long is still wasted. I decided that I couldn't be his friend; that if it hurt that much every time I saw him, then regardless of the adoration that I have for this man, the only answer was goodbye.
And yet, he's still my shooting star.
The last three years were just pretend... I can't get them back, but I feel like I'm starting over. Like this is a whole different world. It's hard because just like she sings, "I still get lost in your eyes...and it seems that I can't live a day without you" I'm having a hard time letting go of what we had because I don't agree on the way it ended.
but truthfully, he was hurting me. It probably wasn't right for me to be with him when he was like that anyway. I didn't deserve that. So now, against my will I must say goodbye for my own good.
Her songs always had soo much emotion and meaning.
And this, has to ge my FAVORITE song by her.
I think she's reminising about someone she needed to finally say goodbye to and end if for good.
And possibly when she says "I still get lost in your eyes" and then goes on to say "I'm not giving in this time!"
She has to remind herself that all of that doesn't matter and sometimes you have to let it go.
It's a really sad song, but the message is that sometimes we have to sacrifice something that means a lot to us for something we know will make us happier in the long run.
it's weird because she sings "the last three years were just pretend" because i've been in love with him for the last three years... trying to forget him.. then i met someone else, fell in love with him, but sometimes the feelings i have for this guy get in the way. and
"i want what's yours and i want what's mine, i want you but i'm not giving in this time"
because i have my man and i love him to bits, but i want the other guy too, but i want my current relationship to work out so i won't give in.
goodbye to you, b. d.