Released: March 22, 1965
Songwriter: Smokey Robinson
Producer: Smokey Robinson
[Verse 1: Eddie Kendricks]
What's so good about goodbye?
All it does is make you cry
Well, if leavin' causes grievin'
And to part can break your heart
[Chorus: Eddie Kendricks + The Temptations]
Tell me what's so good about it
I could have done without it
What's so good about goodbye?
[Verse 2: Eddie Kendricks]
Since you say goodbye to me
All I've known is misery
Well, if everything goes wrong when lovers stay so long
[Chorus: Eddie Kendricks + The Temptations]
Tell me what's so good about it
I could have done without it
What's so good about goodbye?
[Verse 3: Eddie Kendricks]
Won't somebody tell me now
How can goodbye be good to a lover who really cares
And another thing I would like to clarify
Is how can farewell be fair
So won't you please (please) please tell me why
You would have the nerve to say this is goodbye
Well, if everything goes wrong, you never say so long
[Chorus: Eddie Kendricks + The Temptations]
Tell me what's so good about it
Lord, I could have done without it
What's so good about goodbye?
Baby, baby
What's so good about goodbye?
What's so good about it?
What's so good about it?
What's so good about goodbye?
All it does is make you cry
Well, if leavin' causes grievin'
And to part can break your heart
[Chorus: Eddie Kendricks + The Temptations]
Tell me what's so good about it
I could have done without it
What's so good about goodbye?
[Verse 2: Eddie Kendricks]
Since you say goodbye to me
All I've known is misery
Well, if everything goes wrong when lovers stay so long
[Chorus: Eddie Kendricks + The Temptations]
Tell me what's so good about it
I could have done without it
What's so good about goodbye?
[Verse 3: Eddie Kendricks]
Won't somebody tell me now
How can goodbye be good to a lover who really cares
And another thing I would like to clarify
Is how can farewell be fair
So won't you please (please) please tell me why
You would have the nerve to say this is goodbye
Well, if everything goes wrong, you never say so long
[Chorus: Eddie Kendricks + The Temptations]
Tell me what's so good about it
Lord, I could have done without it
What's so good about goodbye?
Baby, baby
What's so good about goodbye?
What's so good about it?
What's so good about it?
more tracks from the album
From the album
- The Temptations Sing Smokey (1965)
The Temptations popular songs
- My Girl
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- Get Ready
- Soul to Soul
- I Want A Love I Can See
- Since I Lost My Baby
- Don’t Send Me Away
- I’ve Been Good to You
- Angel Doll
- Fading Away
- Now That You’ve Won Me
- Stay
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- (You Can) Depend on Me
- My Girl (A Cappella) [Mono]
- My Baby
- It’s Growing
- I’ll Be in Trouble
- Baby, Baby I Need You
- Way Over There
- Not Now, I’ll Tell You Later
- Hey Jude
- I’m Doing It All
- Don’t Look Back