Goodbye Henry. (feat. Al Green)

This is a sad song

Though it feels happy

It is not happy at all, in fact

It makes me so, so sad to sing this song

But I will sing it for you anyway

This song is called "Goodbye Henry"

And I wrote it 'bout a boy

A very lovely boy

And his name isn't even Henry

But I'm just tryna be respectful

We don't talk anymore

He could be next-door and I wouldn't even know

In another life we could have made it

But in this one, well, we let go

And I remember last time I seen him

It was a devastating day

At the railway tavern my local

And we had no words to say

So I sipped my gin in silence

And I kissed the man goodbye

And we dried each other's tears

And I told him, "Henry

Oh, I wish you only love

And happiness"

And I swallow my tears

As I'm watching you drive away

Through my window

I don't want you to go

How could I baby, oh?

I do hope you'll try your best

And you'll drink a little less

Let's pretend, Henry, that maybe one day

We could try again

Don't forget me or regret me

I tell him "Goodbye, Henry"

I told you this was a sad song

I did try to warn you, in case you relate

In case your sorry heart is also breaking

In case you're driving to work and every bloody left turn you take

Just so happens to be down memory lane

And it's that pain, the aching kind

Had high hopes for me and Henry

I really did

In another life I'd wear his ring, and we'd have three beautiful children

And it hurts to never see him

But the world still turns 'round

So I squeezed his lovely hand so tight, and I told him

"Oh, I wish you only love

And happiness"

And I swallow my tears

As I'm watching you drive away

Through my window

I don't want you to go

How could I, baby? Oh

I do hope you'll try your best

And you'll drink a little less

And who knows, Henry?

That maybe one day we could try again

Don't forget me or regret me

I tell him, "Goodbye, Henry"

I told you this was a sad song

But it is my pleasure

To say

That all the way from Memphis, Tennessee

Put your hands together

Ladies and gentlemen, for Al Green

Hello, how are you? I hope you are well

It's nice to be on a microphone with a story to tell

I think of all the memories

Some bitter, some sweet

The people I've loved, the people I'll never get to greet

These heartaches don't get easier

Pains of losing love

Time will help the healing

And Christ that's up above

Sometimes in life we have to say goodbye

Tears falling from our eyes

I pray it won't hurt like it does tonight

As I wish 'em only love

And happiness

I'm swallowing tears

As I watching you drive away

Through my window

I don't want you to go

How could I, baby? Oh

I do hope you'll try your best

And you'll drink a little less

And who knows, Henry?

That maybe one day we could try again

Don't forget me or regret me

Don't forget, don't forget, don't forget, no

I hope

Wherever he is

He's happy, he's safe

And he's oh so over this, though I'm

Still in love, still in love, still in love with him

Don't forget or regret

Oh not yet, love

I hope

Wherever he is

He's happy, he's safe

And he's oh so over this, though I'm

Still in love, still in love, still in love with him

And I guess sometimes that's just how it goes

Sometimes love sticks around

And sometimes love hits the road

And I as watch Henry drive out of my life

I warned you, dear listener

Didn't I? When I told you

This was a sad, sad, sad song

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