GOODBYE MY FRIEND
(Karla Bonoff)


Karla Bonoff - 1988
Linda Ronstadt - 1989
Keali'i Reichel - 2003
John Barrowman - 2014


Oh, we never know where life will take us
We know it's just a ride on the wheel
And we never know when death will shake us
And we wonder how it will feel

So, goodbye my friend
I know I'll never see you again
But the time together through all the years
Will take away these tears
It's okay now, goodbye my friend

I'd see a lot of things that made me crazy
And I guess I held on to you
You could've run away and left, well maybe
But it wasn't time and we both knew

So, goodbye my friend
I know I'll never see you again
But the love you gave me through all the years
Will take away my tears
I'm okay now, goodbye my friend

A life so fragile, a love so pure
We can't hold on, but we try
We watch how quickly it disappears
And we'll never know why
But I'm okay now, goodbye my friend

You can go now, goodbye my friend



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2016)