Those Three Words

Please don't say goodbye to me

No not this way

Please don't use those sacred words

Those precious three

Oh, I pray that I will never hear you say

Goodbye to me by saying that you love me

I'll never say goodbye to you, oh no

With those words that I reserve

Those previous few

"Seeya 'round," I'll tell you as you go

And you'll never hear me tell you that I love you

So profound a declaration

Squandered on a salutation

Darling, it's a sin

Oh, it's a crime

Why do we say it as we part?

We should've said it at the start

Let's promise to begin with it next time

And when I say goodbye to you, you can be sure

That I'm mindful of the message that I send

If there ever comes a day for me to use those words

Then you'll know this time it truly is the end