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GoodbyeAlicia Keys

Released: June 5, 2001

Songwriter: Alicia Keys

Producer: Brian McKnight

[Intro]
Mm-mm
Bye-bye

[Verse 1]
How do you love someone
That hurts you oh so bad?
With intentions good
Was all he ever had

[Pre-Chorus]
But how do I let go when I've
Loved him for so long, and I've
Given him all that I could?
Maybe love is a hopeless crime
Givin' up what seems your lifetime
What went wrong with somethin' once so good?

[Chorus]
How do you find the words to say (To say, to say)
To say goodbye (Goodbye; find the words to say goodbye)
When your heart don't have the heart to say (To say, to say)
To say goodbye? (Goodbye; find the words to say goodbye)

[Verse 2]
I know now I was naïve
Never knew where this would lead (Yeah, yeah)
And I'm not tryna take away, oh no
From the good man that he is

[Pre-Chorus]
But how do I let go when I've
Loved him for so long, and I've
Given him all that I could?
Was it somethin' wrong that we did
Or 'cause others infiltrated? (Infiltrated)
What went wrong with somethin' once so good?

[Chorus]
How do you find the words to say (To say, to say)
To say goodbye (Goodbye; find the words to say goodbye)
When your heart don't have the heart to say (No, my heart don't have the heart)
To say goodbye? (Goodbye; find the words to say goodbye)

[Bridge]
Is this the end? (End)
Are you sure? (Are you sure?)
How should you know when you've never been here before? (Never been here before)
It's so hard to just let go (Hard, just let go)
When this is the one and only love I've ever known (Only)

[Chorus]
So, how do you find the words to say (Man, it's been so long)
To say goodbye (To say goodbye; find the words to say goodbye)
When your heart don't have the heart to say (Mm-mm-mm, yeah)
To say goodbye? (To say, to say goodbye; find the words to say goodbye)
How do you find the words to say (To say, to say goodbye)
To say goodbye (To say, to say goodbye, my love; find the words to say goodbye)
When your heart don't have the heart to say (No, my heart don't have the heart)

Alicia Keys

Gifted with one of the finest voices of the early 21st century and exceptional talent, the famed Alicia Keys is a recognized, award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. She was born on January 25, 1981 in New York.

Her debut album Songs in A Minor launched her career as she became the best-selling new artist of 2001. Her follow-up album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) and her album for the MTV Unplugged series in 2005 further cemented her at the top of the pop and R&B game. Her biggest hits are powerful ballads like “Fallin',” “If I Ain’t Got You,” and “No One.”

On January 15, 2019 Pop/R&B legend and 15-time GRAMMY winner Alicia Keys was announced as the host of the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. This will be the first time Keys has been the master of ceremonies for Music’s Biggest Night.

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