Crystal Gayle performs "The Sound Of Goodbye"

"The Sound of Goodbye" is a song written by Hugh Prestwood and recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in October 1983 as the first single from her album Cage the Songbird. "The Sound of Goodbye" was Crystal Gayle's thirteenth number one country single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.

 

Crystal Gayle - The sound of goodbye lyrics

 

We kissed goodnight

And we turn out the light

And we lay side by side in the dark

And we're waiting for sleep or a spark

 

But the night's on the run

And the spark does not come

And we quietly worry and wonder

And the silence is louder than thunder

And it rings with the sound of goodbye

 

(Chorus)

It rings with the sound of goodbye

I can't even tell you just why

It may be the truth or it may be a lie

But it sounds like the sound of goodbye

 

We can talk of the weather

We can talk of the news

We can talk of the talk of the town

There's another true love going down

 

We can talk about promises, talk about lies

But there's no use pointing our fingers

And the sound of 'I love you' still lingers

But it rings with the sound of goodbye

 

It rings with the sound of goodbye

I can't even tell you just why

It may be the truth or it may be a lie

But it sounds like the sound of goodbye

 

Time is forever

But love is a fire

And one day is one degree colder

And the clock's tickin' over your shoulder

And it ticks and it ticks, and it ticks and it ticks...

 

And it ticks with the sound of goodbye

I can't even tell you just why

It may be the truth or it may be a lie

But it sounds like the sound of goodbye

 

Sound of goodbye

I can't even tell you just why

It may be the truth or it may be a lie

But it sounds like the sound of goodbye

(repeat once, fading out)