Goodbye Again – English Lyrics

• By: John Denver

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

It's five o'clock this morning and the sun is on the rise

There's frosting on the window pane, and sorrow in your eyes

The stars are fading quietly, the night is nearly gone

And so you turn away from me, and tears begin to come

And it's goodbye again, I'm sorry to be leavin' you

Goodbye again, as if you didn't know, it's goodbye again

And I wish you could tell me, why do we always fight when I have to go

It seems a shame to leave you now,

The days are soft and warm

I long to lay me down again, and hold you in my arms

I long to kiss the tears away, give you back the smile

Other voices beckon me, to go a little while

It's goodbye again

I'm sorry to be leavin' you

Goodbye again

As if you didn't know, it's goodbye again

And I wish you could tell me

Why do we always fight when I have to go

I have to go and see some friends of mine,

Some that I don't know,

Some who aren't familiar with my name

It's something that's inside of me, not hard to understand

It's anyone who listens to me sing

And if you hours are empty now,

Who am I to blame

You think if I were always here, our love would be the same

As it is the time we have, is worth the time alone

And lying by your side, the greatest peace I've ever known

But it's goodbye again,

And I'm sorry to be leavin' you

Goodbye again

As if you didn't know, it's goodbye again

And I wish you could tell me,

Why do we always fight when I have to go

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sorrow /ˈsɒroʊ/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune
fading /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ A2	verb - to gradually grow faint and disappear
long /lɒŋ/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
beckon /ˈbɛkən/ B2	verb - to signal or summon someone with a gesture
familiar /fəˈmɪliər/ A2	adjective - well known from long or close association
peace /piːs/ A1	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility
sorrow /ˈsɒroʊ/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune
tear /tɪr/ A1	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands
wish /wɪʃ/ A1	verb - to desire or hope for something
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a violent struggle
soft /sɒft/ A1	adjective - easy to mold, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm
warm /wɔːrm/ A1	adjective - of or at a fairly high temperature
voice /vɔɪs/ A1	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth
empty /ˈɛmpti/ A1	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied
blame /bleɪm/ A2	verb - to hold responsible for a fault or wrong

Key Grammar Structures

• It's five o'clock this morning and the sun is on the rise

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'is on the rise' uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now or around now.

• And so you turn away from me, and tears begin to come

  ➔ Present Simple Tense with 'begin to'

  ➔ The phrase 'tears begin to come' uses the present simple tense with 'begin to' to indicate the start of an action.

• I long to lay me down again, and hold you in my arms

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose with 'to'

  ➔ The phrase 'I long to lay me down' uses the infinitive of purpose with 'to' to express a desired action.

• Other voices beckon me, to go a little while

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose with 'to'

  ➔ The phrase 'to go a little while' uses the infinitive of purpose with 'to' to indicate the reason for an action.

• It seems a shame to leave you now,

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose with 'to'

  ➔ The phrase 'to leave you now' uses the infinitive of purpose with 'to' to express the action that is considered a shame.

• And if you hours are empty now,

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ The phrase 'if you hours are empty now' is a type 1 conditional sentence, used to talk about a possible situation and its result.

• As it is the time we have, is worth the time alone

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'is worth the time alone' uses the present simple tense to state a general truth or fact.

• But it's goodbye again,

  ➔ Emphatic Structure with 'it's'

  ➔ The phrase 'it's goodbye again' uses an emphatic structure with 'it's' to add emphasis to the statement.