Ricky Nelson - A Flower Opens Gently By lyrics

Feeling crowded sidewalks burn And lonely couples never learn Paying tributes to our dead With empty words we never said Goodbye, so long Spilling time at every turn Living lives of no return As stately figures compromise A flower opens gently by Goodbye, so long Like fearless barks of frightened dogs We hide behind some worthy cause AS anger starts it's empty rise A flower opens gently by Goodbye, so long It hurts so bad to lose a friend There's a valley where the river's been While all you wingless birdmen try to fly A flower closes gently by Goodbye, so long Bye bye, so long