DID YOU MEAN TO SAY GOOD-BYE?
Lyrics by Ralph Scott. Music: Daniel Leo Simpson Vocals: Aivery Moffett
cpyr. 2026, Suburban Cowboys Music
When the cab pulled up, I recalled how your lips
Somehow forgot to kiss me before this latest trip
I was thinkin’ about Europe, if I had my pick
My next destination: the Motel 6
CHORUS
Did you mean to say “Good-bye”?
Or is this just another break?
I thought you and I had worked things out
But my heart just took a stake
More like a nail drove in a coffin
And the body isn’t even cold
Did you mean to say “Good-bye”?
This time does “go” mean “Go!”?
Open up the laptop by the ice bucket tray
Scrollin’ through the links tryin’ to find the words to say
Callin’ up a counselor, lookin’ for a sign
Tryin' to work a twelve-step program on a tight, three-day, deadline
Doin’ all the heavy liftin’ just to get back in your door
While my heart’s still unpackin’ on a linoleum floor
Did you mean to say “Good-bye”?
Or is this just another break?
I thought you and I had worked things out
But my heart just took a stake
More like a nail drove in a coffin
And the body isn’t even cold
Did you mean to say “Good-bye”?
This time does “go” mean “Go!”?
[BRIDGE]
Fluorescent lights humming on a stucco wall
Staring at a phone that ain't gonna call
I thought I was fixing what was broken in me
But you were already turning the key
Three days of bargaining, three days of hope
Trapped in a room with a small bar of soap
I rolled that middle-sized suitcase back out to the curb
Learned a hard lesson ‘bout the power of a word
You didn't leave a doorway cracked, you didn't leave a trace
Just a lock that was turned in a familiar place
[REFRAIN]
Did you mean to say “Good-bye”?
Or is this just another break?
I thought you and I had worked things out
But my heart just took a stake
More like a nail drove in a coffin
And the body isn’t even cold
Did you mean to say “Good-bye”?
This time does “go” mean “Go!"?
[OUTRO]
Yeah, the body isn't even cold...
This time "Go" meant go.
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