Goodbye

The summer night, you lived inside my mind, Like a secret I could never tell, Like a dream I couldn't leave behind. You never knew how much I felt, Every smile, every word, Stayed with me long after you were gone. I never asked for anything, I never crossed the line, I just carried your memory through all this time. Goodbye to the dreams I used to hold, Goodbye to the story never told, I carried you inside my heart for so long, for so long. Goodbye... I thought some feelings would never fade away, I thought your shadow would always stay. Then one night everything changed, a pair of eyes looked into mine, And for the first time, I didn't feel alone, Paulette... She saw the parts of me nobody ever knew, And suddenly I understood what real love can do. Goodbye to the dreams I used to hold, Goodbye to the story never told, I carried you inside my heart for so long, for so long. Goodbye... Now when I think of you, I don't feel the pain, I don't feel regret, I don't feel the rain. You were a chapter in my life, a beautiful page, I couldn't turn until now, until now. And she's standing here right beside me, Holding my hand like you never could, And I finally know what it feels like... To be loved, To be loved. Goodbye to the dreams I used to hold, Goodbye to the story never told, I carried you inside my heart for so long, for so long. Oh, goodbye, Goodbye to the lonely nights, Goodbye to the endless whys, Now I see what was waiting all along, All along. Goodbye, Thank you for everything, Thank you for the lesson, And goodbye, goodbye, I'm finally free, free. Goodbye, Goodbye.