Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Ernest Tubb Jimmie Skinner

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

Let's say goodbye like we said hello
In a friendly kind of way
There's something wrong, your love is gone
I've no reason now to stay

We live and love, we meet and part
And broken hearts must pay
Let's say goodbye like we said hello
In a friendly kind of way

Your love, sweetheart, I won't forget
You're always on my mind
You're all the happiness I knew
So thoughtful sweet and kind

For old times sake I'm asking you
To think of me some day
Let's say goodbye like we said hello
In a friendly kind of way

I wish you happiness, sweetheart
In everything you do
May good luck always come your way
And every dream come true

I'll remember you and the love we knew
The love of yesterday
Let's say goodbye like we said hello
In a friendly kind of way

If I should meet some other dear
And learn to love them too
I hope and pray somehow, sweetheart
They'll make me think of you

A tender smile, an old love song
A heart so light and gay
Let's say goodbye like we said hello
In a friendly kind of way

Let's say goodbye like we said hello
In a friendly kind of way
There's something wrong, your love is gone
I've no reason now to stay

We live and love, we meet and part
And broken hearts must pay
Let's say goodbye like we said hello
In a friendly kind of way

Jerry Lee Lewis was a leading figure in the popularization of rock & roll during the 1950s. He was first signed to Sun Records in 1956 where he was labelmates with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and other early rock artists. Of those musicians, however, he was the only piano player and combined with his heavy-handed playing style, sexually suggestive lyrics, and provocative stage antics he came to epitomize the rebelliousness of the genre.

He rose to international fame for his 1957 versions of the songs “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.”

Lewis' popularity rapidly tumbled, however, when in 1958, when at the age of 22, he married his 13-year-old cousin. Though this scandal continued to tarnish his image, Lewis never retired from music. As of October 2015, he continues to perform live.

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