Bye Bye Baby - Hayes Carll

You laughed and called me lucky for having you around

And you stepped up to the bar and started swaying

The crowd all sang Ophelia as we drank another round

Oh bye bye, bye bye baby

The rain fell on the window as we watched the sailors dance

You kissed my hand and said you were beside me

I held on in a moment when I thought there was a chance

Oh bye bye, bye bye baby

Way out in the distance where the waters fade to blue

You used to say tomorrow was a foolish thing to do

I thought I’d seen it all before but nothing quite like you

Oh bye bye, bye bye baby

I’d read to you the letters that had blown in from the west

And we’d whisper of the dreams that we’d been saving

You said you’d have it all, nothing more, nothing less

Oh bye bye, bye bye baby

Now there’s an emptiness standing at the door

Trying to take me back to the way I was before

I used to feel lonely but it’s not that way no more

Oh bye bye, bye bye baby

Now the drunks have turned to strangers

And the stars are out of tune

As I think about the one who might have saved me

I know you’re out there somewhere between the highway and the moon

Oh bye bye, bye bye baby

Oh bye bye, bye bye baby