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Why Goodbye Lyrics by Johnny Mathis

All About Love

1996

So are we over now?
Do we just turn the page and let the story end?
Do we just walk away?
Just like we never meant

I know we said some things
And now you want to leave
But baby that's no reason
To let a good love die

Why goodbye?
Why must it be this way?
So many words, so many other words
That we could say

Why goodbye
After all this time?
Can't we try?
Why goodbye?

Why can't we work it out?
Why can't we talk it out a little more this time?
Search though the rain and find
A ray of hope still shines

We can't just close the door
We're still worth fighting for
We've come too far together
To leave it all behind

Why goodbye?
Why must it be this way?
So many words, so many other words
That we could say

Why goodbye
After all this time?
Can't we try?
Why goodbye?

The road of love is never easy
You'll get lost along the way
But in time you can find your way through

We can make it through the bad times
We can make it to the good times
Through the stormy weather 'cos we belong together

Why goodbye?
Why must it be this way?
So many words, so many other words
That we could say

Why goodbye
After all this time?
Can't we try?

We're still worth fighting for
We've come too far together
To leave it all behind
Why goodbye?
Why goodbye?

About “Why Goodbye” by Johnny Mathis

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"Why Goodbye" is credited to Johnny Mathis. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Why Goodbye" appears on "All About Love" in 1996.

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