Goodbye to you, my trusted friend

We've known each other since we were nine or ten

Together we've climbed hills and trees

Learned of love and ABC's, skinned our hearts and skinned our knees



Goodbye my friend, it's hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky

Now that spring is in the air

Pretty girls are everywhere, think of me and I'll be there



We had joy, we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the hills that we climbed

Were just seasons out of time



Goodbye Pappa, please pray for me

I was the black sheep of the family

You tried to teach me right from wrong

Too much wine and too much song, wonder how I got along



Goodbye Pappa, it's hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky

Now that spring is in the air

Little children everywhere, when you see them I'll be there



We had joy, we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song

like the seasons have all gone



We had joy, we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song

like the seasons have all gone



Goodbye Rochelle, my little one

You gave me love and helped me find the sun

And every time that I was down

You would always come around and get my feet back on the ground



Goodbye Rochelle, it's hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky

Now that spring is in the air

With the flowers everywhere, I wish that we could both be there



We had joy, we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the stars we could reach

were just starfish on a beach



We had joy, we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the stars we could reach

were just starfish on a beach



We had joy, we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song

like the seasons have all gone



All our lives we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the hills that we climbed

Were just seasons out of time