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Love You, Goodbye

Tim McGraw

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Love You, Goodbye

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He was thinking back when he was a kidHis folks were divorcedHis old man high on somethingCame knocking at the doorHis mama wouldn't talk to himShe said boy dontcha let him inShe was cussing and pacing and wasting her lifeOn that linoleum floorHe took him back to his old apartmentTurned off the TVHis beautiful broken hero on the couchPassed out asleepAnd he put 'em to bedWith tears in his eyesHe said dad I love you, GoodbyeHe headed out into the nightSeventeen years oldFired up that rusty old pickupTurned his collar to the coldAnd he headed back to mama's placeReady for his big escapeAnd he tiptoed up the stairs and left a noteIn the cover's foldIt said mom I wish I could wave a wandAnd make you smile againBring back the man who stole your heart'fore the demons got to himIf I stay here any longerSomething sacreds gonna dieHe said mom I love you, GoodbyeTook a lot of wrong turns on the roadFinding his lifeBy the grace of God he ended upWith a little boy and a wifeAnd the phone call came from his sisterIt was that old familiar painHis mother was at the doorstepOf heaven's pure white lightAt the end of the serviceHis father came up to himClear eyed and sober now he saidBoy Jesus took my sinsAnd I pray someday maybe you'll forgive me tooWith tears in his eyesHe said son I love you, GoodbyeHis plane touched down in TexasHe pulled out his phoneDialed in the number, got the machineOf his old man's homeHe said dad we got an extra roomAnd your grandson has your eyesCouldn't say anything elseCause he started to cryAnd he choked out dad I love you, GoodbyeDad I love you, Goodbye◘Frenick◘
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