I love it too, he remade it as it was originally done by the band "Soft Cell". I never listened to that version because David did such a great job with it.
Say Hello Wave Goodbye (performed by David Gray on White Ladder album)
Standin' at the door of the Pink Flamingo cryin' in the rain, It was a kind of so-so love And I'm gonna make sure it doesn't happen again, You and I had to be the standing joke of the year, You were a runaround, a lost and found and not for me, I feel,
Take your hands off me, hey, I don't belong to you, you see, And take a look in my face, for the last time, I never knew you, you never knew me, Say hello goodbye, Say hello and wave goodbye
We tried to make it work, you in a cocktail skirt And me in a suit but it just wasn't me, You're used to wearing less, And now your life's a mess, so insecure you see, I put up with all the scenes, This is one scene that's goin' to be played my way
Take your hands off me, hey, I don't belong to you, you see, And take a look in my face, for the last time, I never knew you, you never knew me, Say hello goodbye, Say hello and wave goodbye Say hello and wave goodbye
Under the deep red light I can see the make-up slidin' down, Well, hey little girl you will always make up So take off that unbecoming frown, As for me, well, I'll find someone Who's not goin' cheap in the sales, A nice little housewife, who'll give me a steady life And not keep going off the rails,
Take your hands off me, hey, I don't belong to you, you see, And take a look in my face, for the last time, I never knew you, you never knew me, Say hello goodbye, Say hello and wave goodbye
Say hello and wave goodbye Say hello and wave goodbye Wave goodbye Say hello and wave goodbye Say hello, wave goodbye Goodbye Say goodbye Say goodbye
We were born before the wind Who are we to understand We were born before the wind Say goodbye Through the rain, hail, sleet, and snow Say goodbye Get on the train, the train, the train Say goodbye Say goodbye Say goodbye Say goodbye In the wind and the rain now darling Say goodbye In the wind and the rain now darling
Say Hello Wave Goodbye (performed by David Gray on White Ladder album)
Standin' at the door of the Pink Flamingo cryin' in the rain, It was a kind of so-so love And I'm gonna make sure it doesn't happen again, You and I had to be the standing joke of the year, You were a runaround, a lost and found and not for me, I feel,
Take your hands off me, hey, I don't belong to you, you see, And take a look in my face, for the last time, I never knew you, you never knew me, Say hello goodbye, Say hello and wave goodbye
We tried to make it work, you in a cocktail skirt And me in a suit but it just wasn't me, You're used to wearing less, And now your life's a mess, so insecure you see, I put up with all the scenes, This is one scene that's goin' to be played my way
Take your hands off me, hey, I don't belong to you, you see, And take a look in my face, for the last time, I never knew you, you never knew me, Say hello goodbye, Say hello and wave goodbye Say hello and wave goodbye
Under the deep red light I can see the make-up slidin' down, Well, hey little girl you will always make up So take off that unbecoming frown, As for me, well, I'll find someone Who's not goin' cheap in the sales, A nice little housewife, who'll give me a steady life And not keep going off the rails,
Take your hands off me, hey, I don't belong to you, you see, And take a look in my face, for the last time, I never knew you, you never knew me, Say hello goodbye, Say hello and wave goodbye
Say hello and wave goodbye Say hello and wave goodbye Wave goodbye Say hello and wave goodbye Say hello, wave goodbye Goodbye Say goodbye Say goodbye
We were born before the wind Who are we to understand We were born before the wind Say goodbye Through the rain, hail, sleet, and snow Say goodbye Get on the train, the train, the train Say goodbye Say goodbye Say goodbye Say goodbye In the wind and the rain now darling Say goodbye In the wind and the rain now darling
when i go, by dave carter and tracy grammer. when i first heard this song, while driving, i had to pull over to the side of the road for awhile. side of the road, by lucinda williams. and finally james keelahan's cold missouri waters, as sung on (aptly titled album) cry,cry,cry with richard shindell, dar williams & lucy kaplansky.
An older man stands in a buffet line He is smiling and holding out his plate And the further he looks back into his timeline That hard road always had led him to today And making up for when his bright future had left him
