I Love You Goodbye

Mm-mm, I would never normally go bowling
 On a Friday morning in New Orleans
 But I like to come here to remember
 The kind of places you took me
 Like the time we stole a Datsun
 And drove all night to the Everglades
 Until we crashed it in a big electric storm
 And stood there listening to the bayou rain
 Mm-mm the county sheriff had a hair-lip
 Louisiana's pride and joy
 He said politely as he cuffed me
 "I never busted an English boy
 But I will accept a contribution
 To the Opelousas's Charity Ball
 But you better drive this dirty Datsun
 Into the Gulf of Mexico"
 Under a Cajun moon, I lay me open
 There is a spirit here that won't be broken
 Some words are sad to sing
 Some leave me tongue-tied
 (But the hardest thing to tell you)
 The hardest words I know
 I love you, goodbye
 I love you, goodbye (goodbye)
 Typhoon Pierre delayed my plane 'til morning (jusqu'au matin)
 Let the bontemps rouler from your accordion (l'accordien)
 Under a cajun moon, I lay me open (ya un esprit partout)
 There is a spirit here that won't be broken
 (Simple words) some words are sad to sing
 Some (they) leave you tongue-tied
 (But the hardest thing to tell you)
 The hardest words I know (my friend)
 Is I love you, goodbye (je t'aime, au revoir)
 I love you, goodbye (je t'aime, toujours)
 I love you, goodbye
 Mmm, love you, I love you
 I love you, I love you, goodbye