Branford Marsalis
We’ve Already Said Goodbye (Before We Said Hello)
It could read like a dime-store novel
The apprehension and fear
First, you get the romance
And then there's trouble, maybe tears
Still, I loved in spite
Of distance or myself
I wanted to resolve us
Before I dealt with someone else
But there is nothing to say
We didn't know yesterday
We've already said goodbye
Before we say hello
It's in our formal gestures
Based around the words
There's left in love some subtlety
Even lovers try to make heard
No
Well, maybe there's some feelings
Behind our choice, we change
Our choice is leave them abandoned
And maybe they'll go away
And there's not much to be saved
Those promises are betrayed
We've already said goodbye
Before we said hello
Well, maybe there's some feelings
Behind our choice, we change
Our choice is leave them abandoned
And maybe they'll go away
And there's not much to be saved
Those promises are betrayed
We've already said goodbye
Before we said hello
Nobody cried when we said goodbye
No reason why
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye baby
Ooh goodbye