Why Can't I Say Goodnight
Embracing Eternal Moments: Unwilling Farewell in Kim Richey's Melody
Lyrics
It's almost sunrise
It's nearly dawn.
Hours and hours gone by
Many hours have passed.
Candles are burned down
Candles have burned down completely.
Turned into morning light
Transitioned into the morning light.
The time to go has come and gone
The appropriate time to leave has passed.
Why can't I? Why can't I say goodnight?
Questioning why unable to bid goodnight.
The whole world is sleeping
While everyone else is sleeping.
And still I can't give in
Despite circumstances, unable to surrender or let go.
It's a love story
Describing the situation as a love story that is desired to be eternal.
I never want to end
Expressing unwillingness for the love story to conclude.
The time to go has come and gone
The moment to depart has passed.
Why can't I? Why can't I say goodnight?
Questioning the inability to bid farewell.
I'm using up all my strength
Struggling to summon the strength to leave.
I can't tear myself away
Feeling incapable of breaking away.
It only gets harder as night turns to day
Feeling increasingly difficult as the night progresses into day.
There isn't one place
Expressing contentment in the current location.
Honey, that I'd rather be
Expressing desire to be nowhere else but in the arms of the beloved.
Right here in your arms
Emphasizing the closeness and intimacy of the moment.
With your head lying on me
Describing the beloved resting on oneself.
The time to go has come and gone
The time to leave has passed once more.
Why can't I? Why can't I say goodnight?
Questioning the inability to say goodnight.
Darling why can't I say goodnight?
Reiterating the question, wondering why unable to bid goodnight.
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