What's so good about goodbye? All it does is make-a you cry Well, if leaving causes grieving And depart can break you heart Tell me what's so good about it I could have done without it What's so good about goodbye? Since you said goodbye to me All I've known is misery Well, if everything goes wrong And lovers say so long Tell me what's so good about it I could have done without it What's so good about goodbye? 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? Won't you please tell me why You could say this is goodbye Girl, when it makes me so sad then it's got to be bad Tell me what's so good about it I could have done without it What's so good about goodbye? 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? Won't you please tell me why You would have the nerve to say this is goodbye Girl, when it makes me so sad then it's got to be bad Tell me what's so good about it I could have done without it What's so good about goodbye? Baby What's so good about goodbye?