I know they say if you love somebody

you should set them free

but it sure is hard to do, sure is hard to do

I know they say if it don't come back again

then it's meant to be

Those words don't pull me through cause I'm still in love with you

I spend each day here waitin' for a miracle

But it's just you and me goin' through the mill

climbin' up a hill



this is the long goodbye

somebody tell me why,

two lovers in love can't make it,

just what kinda love keeps breakin' a heart

no matter how hard I try, I'll always make you cry

come on baby, it's over...let's face it

all that's happenin' here is the long goodbye



sometimes I ask my heart did we really give our love a chance

but I know without a doubt, we turned it inside out

and if we walked away would it make more sense

but it tears me up inside, just to think we still could try

how long must we keep runnin' on a carousel?

goin' round and round and never gettin' anywhere

on a wing and prayer



repeat chorus

oh, long goodbye