So Long
Farewell to the Southern Breeze: Ace Troubleshooter's So Long Explained
Lyrics
So long, farewell
Expressing farewell and departure
Goodbye you crazy Southerner, goodbye
Bidding farewell to someone described as a "crazy Southerner"
Don't cry, turn away
Encouraging the person not to cry and to turn away
Don't change, I'll write
Promising to write and maintain communication
And all the other stuff we kinda mean
Referring to various shared experiences and sentiments
Don't cry, turn away
Reiterating the encouragement not to cry and to turn away
I'll remember you, so long
Expressing the intention to remember the person
With your super-thumping radio
Recalling the person's distinctive radio
I'll remember you, so long
Reiterating the intention to remember the person
Hey-oh
Using a cheerful expression ("Hey-oh")
It's been too long
Reflecting on the passage of time and the absence of certain activities
Since games and running totals filled our minds
Highlighting the shift from games and running totals in the past
Boxed up, put away
Describing the packing away of memories or possessions
Hach and Brian have gone now
Mentioning the departure of individuals named Hach and Brian
You went your way, I went mine
Indicating separate paths taken by the speaker and the person being addressed
It's all okay
Expressing acceptance and assurance that everything is okay
I'll remember you, so long
Reiterating the intention to remember the person
With your super-thumping radio
Recalling the person's impactful radio
I'll remember you, so long
Reiterating the intention to remember the person
Hey-oh
Using a cheerful expression ("Hey-oh")
Don't sit in that gum
Advising against sitting in gum while relaxing in the sun
As you're lounging in the sun
Cautioning about potential discomfort
I'll remember you, so long
Reiterating the intention to remember the person
Hey-oh
Using a cheerful expression ("Hey-oh")
So long, farewell
Repeating the expression of farewell
Au revoir, goodbye
Adding "Au revoir" (French for "goodbye")
I hate to see you go
Expressing reluctance or sadness at the departure
Don't cry, turn away
Reiterating the encouragement not to cry and to turn away
Goodbye, my friend, I'll miss you so
Acknowledging the speaker's emotional connection and expressing a sense of loss
Across the states you had to go
Noting the person's journey across states
Goodbye, my friend, I'll miss you so
Repeating the acknowledgment of emotional connection and sense of loss
For all the way across the states you had to go
Emphasizing the extensive distance covered by the person
Goodbye
Finalizing the farewell with a simple "Goodbye"
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