I didn't come to say goodbye Because I don't know The proper tone for a goodbye Or even the words For the occasion Or where to put my hands Where to look, Which wall of the room To look at I didn't come to say goodbye. I didn't come to say goodbye Because I don't understand The proper time for a goodbye That finds the right words And bridges distance And then frees your hands And lets you look Beyond the wall of a room, Look I didn't come to say goodbye We'll never retrace Our steps, never There will no longer be room, Not even in hiding, In days past, never. We'll never come back Or only to remember That the time of memory Is the time of delay, And it doesn't make things come back Let me go. I didn't come to say goodbye Though now I can see it, The proper tone for a goodbye, And I know the words For the occasion And I can shake hands And I can look at Any wall in a room Look... We'll never come back...