Lyrics to
Don’t Say Goodbye Again

This version of Don’T Say Goodbye Again was released by Jackson 5 in 1973.

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Girl don’t you say
Girl don’t you make
Girl don’t you make
Make me cry
Make me cry

You had my life
In the palm of your hand
Why you threw it away
I’ll never ever understand
You took away the best part
The best part of me
You took away you
How cruel could you be

You’re just another heartache
I’ve got to learn to take
You’re just another habbit
I have to learn to break

Am I alone again
Am I alone again
Am I alone, alone, again

Don’t say goodbye again
Don’t say goodbye again
Don’t make me cry, cry, cry
Don’t say goodbye again
Don’t say goodbye again
Don’t make me cry, cry, cry, again
Again, again

The more I try the more you hurt me
Why
Tell me why
Tell me why

I can take an aspirin
For a bad headache
But what pill for loneliness can I take

I can seal to you
Just like cellophane
But I need you baby
Like a star needs fame

You’re not another habbit
I have to learn to break
Let’s try to patch it up
Before it’s to late
I’m in love with you
I’m in love with you
I’m in love, in love, in love

Don’t say goodbye again
Don’t say goodbye again
Don’t make me cry, cry, cry, again

Don’t saygoodbye again
Don’t say goodbye again
Don’t make me cry, cry, cry, again

The more I try the more you hurt me
Why
Tel me why
Tell me why

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About Lyrics and Don’T Say Goodbye Again by Jackson 5

The lyrics for Don’T Say Goodbye Again are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1973 song by Jackson 5. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Don’T Say Goodbye Again have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Don’T Say Goodbye Again - Jackson 5 and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Don’T Say Goodbye Again by Jackson 5 in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Don’T Say Goodbye Again" means the words set to the music of Don’T Say Goodbye Again, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jackson 5. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Don’T Say Goodbye Again and the lyrics to Don’T Say Goodbye Again are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jackson 5 who came here looking just for the lyrics to Don’T Say Goodbye Again, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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