I first heard this song on Youtube and it really made my eyes teary...It kept playing on my mind even before going to sleep. The song beat was awesome and the lyrics were superb.
Here's the unofficial lyrics to the Mariah-penned "Bye bye," the second single from her upcoming album E=MC2, as transcribed by Mariah Carey Philippines.
Intro
This is for my peoples who just lost somebody
Your best friend, your baby
Your man or your lady
Put your hand way up high
We will never say bye
(no, no, no)
Mamas, daddys, sisters, brothers
Friends and cousins
This is for my peoples who lost they grandmothers
Lift your head to the sky
Cause we will never say goodbye
Verse 1
As a child there were them times
I didn't get it
But you kept me in line
I didn't know why
You didn't show up some times
On sunday mornings and I missed you
But I'm glad we talked through
All them grown folk things
Separation brings
You never let me know it
You never let it show
Because you loved me
And obviously
There's so much more left to say
If you were with me today
Face to face
Chorus
I never knew I could hurt like this
And everyday life rolls on I wish
I could talk to you for a while
I miss you but I try not cry
As time goes by
And it's true that you've
Reached a better place
Still I'd give the world to see your face
And be right here next to you
But it's like you're gone too soon
And the hardest thing to do is say
Bye bye
(Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye [4x])
Verse 2
You never got a chance to see
How good I've done
And you never got to
See me back at number one
I wish that you were here
So we could celebrate together
I wish that we could
Spend the holidays together
I remember when you used to
Tuck me in at night
With the teddy bear you gave me
That I held so tight
I thought you were so strong
You'd make it through whatever
It's so hard to accept
The fact you're gone forever
Chorus
I never knew I could hurt like this
And everyday life rolls on I wish
I could talk to you for a while
I miss you but I try not cry
As time goes by
(As time goes by)
And it's true that you've
Reached a better place
Still I'd give the world to see your face
And be right here next to you
But it's like you're gone too soon
And the hardest thing to do is say
(The hardest thing to say...no...bye bye)
Bye bye
(Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye [4x])
Bridge
This is for my peoples who just lost somebody
Your best friend, your baby
Your man or your lady
Put your hand way up high
We will never say bye
(no, no, no)
Mamas, daddys, sisters, brothers
Friends and cousins
This is for my peoples who lost they grandmothers
Lift your head to the sky
Cause we will never say goodbye
Outro
I never knew I could hurt like this
(I never knew it...every day, every night)
And everyday life rolls on I wish
(I wish, I wish, I wish I can wish that time goes by)
I could talk to you for a while
I miss you but I try not cry
As time goes by
And it's true that you've
Reached a better place
Still I'd give the world to see your face
And be right here next to you
(But it's like you're gone too soon)
And the hardest thing to do is say
Bye bye
If i just say ba bye ba bye ba bye
So c'mon somebody sing it with me wave your hands up high (hey)
Cause this is for my peoples who just lost somebody
Say this is for everybody
Just wave your hands to the sky
Cause we will never say bye bye
