Damn Good Goodbye

We met up at my place

'Cause my folks were out of town

It was our last night together

We were gonna make it count

We were headed off to Arbor, Texas Tech, and Kansas state

Like a band of brothers breaking up

With one more show to play

So we drink a case of shiner

And all my daddy's maker's mark

Pull them speakers on the back porch

Sat around and smoked cigars

We sang along and laughed 'til dawn

And watched that red sunrise

That was a damn good goodbye

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I was hurtin' that next morning

But I had one thing left to do

'Cause the only girl I'd ever loved

Was bound for Baton Rouge

We said we'd make it work

But we both knew that was a lie

High school love ain't strong enough for a seven-hour drive

So we parked out by the football field

Where we knew we'd be alone

Lean them bucket seats way back

We made love all night long

Jumped the fence sat in the stands

And watched that red sunrise

That was a damn good goodbye

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They ain't ever easy

And sometimes they go bad

Oh, but sometimes they turn into

The best times you ever had

Nothing makes a memory

That you'll take with you all your life

Like a damn good goodbye