Simple persuasion
On this sad occasion
Would never do
And hard pursuit
Would never change your mind
Yeah, sometimes I talk slowly
Well, I want you to know me
And don't get me wrong
Time is short or long
It's you who makes it pass
But there's just one thing that I ask
After all the love we've made
Don't leave these goodbyes
Lyin' in your way
You say I'm to blame
But the ending's the same
And some hearts can break
When love's at stake
We tend to take the best
And then we sweep away the rest
But after all the love we've made
Don't leave these goodbyes
Lyin' in your way
Yeah
We laugh
We laugh
We savor these minutes alone
We laugh (we laugh)
Laugh (laugh)
And I almost forget that you're going
But we'll wade through this pool
Of these sweet friends and fools
And we'll come up safe
It's in your face, the power that you need
Just let it take you where it leads
But after all the love we've made
Don't leave these goodbyes
Don't leave these goodbyes
Lyin' in your way
And after all the love we've made
Don't leave these goodbyes
(Goodbyes)
Don't leave these goodbyes
Lyin' in your way