Settle for Goodbye

Written by: Josiah Letchworth

 

Hushed beneath the sheet of night,

We stumbled towards the end

Of draggin’ out a long goodbye.

I spoke it like a sin, almost ashamed of it,

Afraid to even try.

 

Torn more with every silent cue,

Affection poorly made.

Once fresher than the morning dew.

Now dried up by the day, all that we left to say

With nothing more to do.

 

Some things I wish I told her

That I could tell her still.

Before she goes, I hold her close and know I never will

Unless I wait until

It’s far too late.

I’ll decide to settle for goodbye.

 

There’s always more that could be said

When nothing’s left to show.

I could tell myself she never left,

But soon enough I know

I’d have to act as though

We never even met.

 

Some things I wish I told her

That I could tell her still.

Before she goes, I hold her close and know I never will

Unless I wait until

It’s far too late.

I’ll decide to settle for goodbye.