Story Behind The Song
This song wrote itself one morning. I awakened with the chorus on my mind, and rushed down to the study to write it down before it left. I couldn?t imagine how a song titled this could be a love song (I thought as I grabbed a pencil), but it is.
Song Description
This song wrote itself one morning. I awakened with the chorus on my mind, and rushed down to the study to write it down before it left. I couldn?t imagine how a song titled this could be a love song (I thought as I grabbed a pencil), but it is.
| Song Length |
3:48 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Country - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Joyful |
Subject |
Falling in Love, General |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
I saw you walking into the room wearing your blue dress
I was feeling just a little bit lonely and I must confess
I couldn't help but comin' on
And before that lovely evening was done
All my lonely feelings were gone
Good Riddance
Your daddy didn't like the fact that I was in a band
He thought that I was leading you on and didnt understand
I said I wasn't messing around
This banjo picker loved the woman he found
So his scepticism's going down
Good Riddance
(Chorus)
Good Riddance to the things in life that used to drag me down
Good Riddance to the way I used to just fool around
And now it is a brighter day
I feel like I'm a new man today
I've thrown all of my fears away
Good Riddance
Looking for love in all the places where I shouldn't go
Tryin' to make a bad love fit that wasn't apropos
But now that I am seeing you
I know just what I have to do
All the wandering is through
Good Riddance
I too have seen so many loves before go down the drain
My friends they said I'd lost my mind to even try again
But I think until our lives entwined
That I was just a little bit blind
And if loving you means losing my mind
Good Riddance
(Chorus)
Good Riddance to the things in life that have been dragging us down
Good Riddance to the way we used to just fool around
And now it is a brighter day
Our future is just starting today
We've thrown all of our fears away
Good Riddance
And I think until our lives entwined
That I was just a little bit blind
And if loving you means losing my mind
Good Riddance
Good Riddance
Good Riddance