Words get tangled on your tongue and you stumble on your feet When you miss somebody And everywhere you think you see them walking down the street When you miss somebody, oh yeah When you miss somebody You tell yourself a hundred thousand times Nobody ever lives forever so you give it one more try To wave goodbye, wave goodbye, oh Every hurtful thing you ever said is ringing in your ear When you miss somebody And everything of beauty that you see only brings a tear When you miss somebody, oh When you miss somebody You tell yourself everything will be alright Try to stand up strong and brave When all you want to do is lay down and die How long I've waited for an answer or a sign Lonely and weary from this troubled task of trying To wave goodbye So now you start to recognize that every single path you see Leads to a tear in your eye, so wave goodbye, wave goodbye Wave goodbye, wave goodbye