[Verse 1]
I bought our tickets on the visa card
I had to sell all the [?]
Stopped for a night out in a hotel in Bangkok
[?] was great to see
[Chorus 1]
And this is the part that I'd like to change
I should have drank with that old man
I'm so messed up from the flight last night
I couldn't shake it off all day
And in that way
I won't forget it
[Verse 2]
We flew out to Dubai
It was a most pleasant flight
Thanks to the crew at Emirates
Business cla**, so thank you
Thank you
[Chorus 2]
And this is the part that I'd like to change
It would've been easy enough to arrange
In retrospect we should have stayed
If not two than at least a day
And in that way
I won't forget it
[Verse 3]
Dad met us in Beirut
Most airports are the same
Boarding pa**es, pa**port control
Customs, last chance duty-free
"Why are you here, where are you staying
You didn't need a visa for Lebanon
You were born here, welcome home son"
[Chorus 3]
And this is the part that I'd like to change
'Cause twenty-four years was way too long
Think of the friends that I could have made
Think of the songs that I would have sung
And in that way
I won't forget it
[Verse 4]
Tam stayed quiet the whole time
Shes wasn't feeling very great
First trimester morning sickness got the best of her
Plus the language barrier
Thirty-nine degree, ninety-nine percent humidity
Oh please, oh please
[Verse 5]
We drove to the mountains to see the trees
They're really proud of the cedar trees
And we sat underneath the trees, with my cousin
And his mola**es sandwiches
Returning, underneath the cedar trees
Underneath the cedar tree
[Chorus 4]
And this is the part that I'd keep the same
'Cause there are things you don't need to change
Even though he's a little insane
He's got to get out of that crazy place
And in that way
I won't forget him
[Verse 6]
My uncle had to leave
He lives in [?]
As the days etched ever closer to his departure
Well it got heavy, so very heavy
He was a great support
He is a spiritual man
[Verse 7]
And my grandmother's very sick
She is sick but she is strong
Even the most ready hold on
She's eighty-six, eighty-six
She's the reason I got on that first plane
Faced my fear of flying time and time again
[Chorus 3]
And this is the part that I'd like to change
'Cause twenty-four years was way too long
Think of the friends that I could have made
Think of the songs that I would have sung
[Outro]
And in that way
And in that way
I said good-bye
Oh how I cried
I said good-bye
For the last time