A song for Alex (an oldie but it fits)
The Way To Say Goodbye
That’s the way the cookie crumbles
That’s the way an icon tumbles.
That’s the way the snow flies in July.
Tell me if I’ve been mistaken
Tell me if my heart is breaking;
Tell me, brother, tell me, tell me why?
Is that the way to say goodbye?
That’s the way the plate glass shatters;
that’s the way a dropped dish clatters.
That’s the way the sun falls from the sky.
Tell me, did my eyes deceive me?
Tell me if I can believe me;
Tell me how to tell truth from a lie;
tell me, tell me how to say goodbye.
That’s the way the twilight falls;
that’s the way a nightbird calls.
That’s the way the moon lights up the night sky.
Tell me that I’m on my own now;
tell me just how strong I’ve grown now;
tell me that it’s time for me to fly.
Tell me, tell me, brother, goodbye.
That’s the way the story goes;
that’s the way a flower grows.
That’s the way a newborn baby cries.
Tell me that the earth is quaking;
tell me that the dawn is breaking,
I can love you like the eagle loves the sky;
and that’s the way I say goodbye.