Goodbye baby

I still bloom, but not like you do

I folded your note in my coat last night

Still smells like your cherry perfume, light

The stars outside blink just like your eyes

Guess even the sky knew when to cry

You said, "Don't hold me like a cage"

So I kissed your hand, turned the page

But my heart's still reading between the lines

Where your laugh used to underline mine

We danced around the words we feared

Now I hum the silence in my ears

Goodbye, baby I hope your path blooms more than mine

Hope the sun leans in when you rise each time

If someone holds you, I won't mind

(But I'll remember, I'll remember...)

Goodbye, baby you're still my favorite goodbye

I'll walk slow, let the seasons pass me by

And maybe someday, when the wind feels right

You'll hear me whisper:

"I bloomed but you, you shine."

The café still plays your favorite tune

Table for one, but I leave room

For the ghost of you and your sweet tea laugh

Your echo's warm in this photograph

My friends all say I'm doin' fine

But my plants miss your hands, not mine

Every petal droops at your name

Funny how flowers feel the same

The breeze still wears your scent at night

And it lingers long after the light

Goodbye, baby may your path bloom wide and wild

May your mirror love the way you smile

Even if I'm gone from your dial

(I still remember, I still remember...)

Goodbye, baby you're the ache I wear with pride

You grew wings while I stood by your side

And though we've flown, we once aligned

Like constellations

Just passing by

Maybe love is letting go

Even when your heart says no

And maybe fate was never late

Just early for our twist of fate

Goodbye, baby I hope your path blooms more than mine

Mine's a garden, yours a sky so wide

And if I never see your eyes...