Goodbye to you, my trusted friend
we've known each other since we were nine or ten;
together we've climbed hills and trees,
learned of love and A-B-C's,
skinned our hearts and skinned our knees.

Goodbye my friend, it's hard to die,
when all the birds are singing in the sky;
now that the spring is in the air,
pretty girls are everywhere;
think of me and I'll be there.

We had joy, we had fun,
we had seasons in the sun;
but the hills that we climb
were just seasons out of time.

Goodbye, Papa, please pray for me,
I was the black sheep of the family;
you tried to teach me right from wrong,
too much wine and too much song,
wonder how I got along.

Goodbye, Papa, it's hard to die,
when all the birds are singing in the sky;
now that the spring is in the air,
little children everywhere,
when you'll see them, I'll be there.

We had joy, we had fun,
We had seasons in the sun;
But the wine and the song,
Like the seasons are all gone.
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Goodbye, Rochelle, my little one,
you gave me love and helped me find the sun;
and every time that I was down,
you would always come around
and get my feet back on the ground.

Goodbye, Rochelle, it's hard to die,
when all the birds are singing in the sky;
now that the spring is in the air,
with the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there.

We had joy, we had fun,
We had seasons in the sun;
But the stars we could reach
were just starfish on the beach.
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We had joy, we had fun,
We had seasons in the sun;
But the wine and the song,
Like the seasons are all gone.

All our lives we had fun,
we had seasons in the sun;
but the hills that we climb
were just seasons out of time.