Say goodbye to the old street 

That never cared much for you anyway

The different-colored doorways

You thought would let you in one day

Goodbye to the old bus stop, frozen and waiting

The weekend edition has this town way overrated



You walk across a baseball field

The grass has turned to straw

A flock of birds tries to fly away from where you are

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye old friend

I can't make you stay

I can't spend another ten years

Wishing you would anyway



How the sky turns to fire against a telephone wire

And even I'm getting tired of useless desires



Every day I take a bitter pill that gets me on my way

For the little aches and pains

The ones I have from day to day

To help me think a little less about the things I miss

To help me not to wonder how I ended up like this



I walk down to the railroad track and ride a rusty train

With a million other faces I shoot through the city veins

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye old friend

You wanted to be free

Somewhere beyond the bitter end is where I want to be



How the sky turns to fire against a telephone wire

And even I'm getting tired of useless desires



Say goodbye to the old building 

That never tried to know your name

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye old friend

You won't be seeing me again

Goodbye to all the windowpanes shining in the sun

Like diamonds on a winter day

Goodbye, goodbye to everyone



How the sky turns to fire against a telephone wire

Burns the last of the day down

And I'm the last one hangin' around

Waiting on a train track, and the train never comes back

And even I'm getting tired of useless desires