2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:

Goodbye kisses by Peter Gray

Lyrics

Faith ain’t faithful, don’t y’ know
gave up sweet lovin’ long ago
she’s hot n cold, she’ll ebb n flow
like Friday nights… she’ll come n go

Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi
too broke to love, too hurt to try
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye

She’s all the wrong leaves on your tracks
straw breakin’ all your camel’s backs
she’ll light your candle, don’t relax
she’ll run n burn… she’s liquid wax

Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi
too broke to love, too hurt to try
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye

Faith’s dress got torn, she grew up cheap
cos lust’s a thorn whose wounds run deep
now makin’ vows she ‘ll never keep
she’s takin’ strange beds… not for sleep

Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi,
too broke to love, too hurt to try,
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye

Faith cried n caused a thousand tears
her laughs n smiles all false veneers
she reels folk in then disappears
steals good hearts…. for souvenirs.

Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi
too broke to love, too hurt to try
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye

Faith’s crushed inside by lies folk spun
can’t face the truth she has to run
she’s such a mess, a loaded gun
like her red dress…. she come’s undone

Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi
too broke to love, too hurt to try
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye

too broke to love, too hurt to try
Faith’s favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye (repeat & fade to end)

Author

Bio

Just a 56 yrs old riding with life’s knocks & trying to be a role model for my children.

Co-author(s)

Lyrics Competition Results

Emotional Impact:
13/ 20
Technical Skill:
13/ 20
Memorability:
12/ 20
Storytelling:
14/ 20
Imagery:
15/ 20
Total Score:
67/ 100
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