goodbye looks good on you – English Lyrics

• By: Alana Springsteen, Mitchell Tenpenny
• Album: TWENTY SOMETHING: Messing It Up

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of mature breakups with Alana Springsteen and Mitchell Tenpenny's 'goodbye looks good on you'. This song provides a refreshing perspective on parting ways, teaching listeners how to navigate the emotional landscape with grace and understanding, offering a valuable lesson in modern relationships.

[English]

♪ I know the rules of a break up ♪

♪ Delete your number and ruin your name ♪

♪ Baby we can make a mess and make up ♪

♪ Lie about it if I stay at your place ♪

♪ We could both be angry ♪

♪ Hate you and you hate me ♪

♪ We can play that game And stay the same ♪

♪ But what if we don’t have to choose ♪

♪ What if no one has to lose ♪

♪ I hope you meet somebody who ♪

♪ Loves you like I couldn’t do ♪

♪ Cause baby you and me were never right ♪

♪ But we ain’t gotta be on different sides ♪

♪ So what if we just told the truth ♪

♪ Yeah goodbye looks good on you ♪

♪ And it looks good on me too ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ We ain’t gotta make a heartbreak harder ♪

♪ You ain’t gotta make your mama hate me ♪

♪ I ain’t gotta be a midtown martyr ♪

♪ I don’t need a new girl to save me ♪

♪ We can still have the same friends (same friends) ♪

♪ We can sit at the same bar (yeah at the same bar) ♪

♪ I just want you happy and hope you are ♪

♪ But what if we don’t have to choose ♪

♪ What if no one has to lose ♪

♪ I hope you meet somebody who ♪

♪ Loves you like I couldn’t do ♪

♪ Cause baby you and me were never right ♪

♪ But we ain’t gotta be on different sides ♪

♪ So what if we just told the truth ♪

♪ Yeah goodbye looks good on you ♪

♪ And it looks good on me too Oh yeah ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Goodbye ♪

♪ Goodbye ♪

♪ We could both be angry (angry) ♪

♪ Hate you and you hate me (oh don’t hate me) ♪

♪ We can play that game ♪

♪ But not today ♪

♪ But what if we don’t have to choose ♪

♪ What if no one has to lose ♪

♪ I hope you meet somebody who ♪

♪ Loves you like I couldn’t do ♪

♪ Cause baby you and me were never right (oh right) ♪

♪ But we ain’t gotta be on different sides (be on different sides) ♪

♪ So what if we just told the truth ♪

♪ Yeah goodbye looks good on you ♪

♪ And it looks good on me too ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ And it looks good on me too ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ And it looks good on me too ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces or parts
ruin /ˈruɪn/ B2	noun - the destruction or damage of something verb - to damage or destroy completely
make /meɪk/ A2	verb - to create or produce something
miss /mɪs/ B1	verb - to fail to hit, catch, or reach something
hate /heɪt/ B2	verb - to feel intense dislike or aversion towards someone or something
play /pleɪ/ A2	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment or recreation
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - a fact or reality
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - having desirable qualities
look /lʊk/ A2	verb - to direct your eyes in a particular direction noun - the act of directing your eyes
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a position or surface at the edge of something
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a period during which something happens
hope /hoʊp/ B2	verb - expect with desire and confidence
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone